Pharmacocinétique et absorption

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Course Outline

  1. Sécurité médicamenteuse et composition
  2. Pharmacocinétique et étapes ADME
  3. Absorption et choix de la voie
  4. Voies d’administration
  5. Barrières biologiques et médicaments
  6. Transfert et résorption
  7. Passage membranaire des médicaments
  8. Absorption orale et intestinale
  9. Premier passage et pompes d’efflux
  10. Exposition et biodisponibilité

1. Sécurité médicamenteuse et composition

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Principe actif: La molécule active d’un médicament, responsable de son effet pharmacologique.
  • Excipient: Un composant présenté comme inerte qui facilite l’intégration ou l’administration du principe actif dans le médicament.

Essential Points

  • La règle des 5B impose de vérifier:
    • le bon médicament
    • le bon moment
    • le bon patient
    • la bonne dose
    • la bonne voie d’administration

📌 La pharmacocinétique étudie le devenir du médicament dans l’organisme, tandis que la pharmacodynamique étudie l’effet du principe actif sur l’organisme.

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1. Before administering a medication, which checks are required by the five rights?

2. What distinguishes an active pharmaceutical ingredient from an excipient?

3. What is the role of an excipient in a medication?

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What does the 5B rule require checking before each medication administration?

The right medication, time, patient, dose, and route.

What is the active ingredient in a medication?

The active molecule responsible for the medication’s pharmacological effect.

What is an excipient in a medication?

A component presented as inert that facilitates the active ingredient’s integration or administration.

What does pharmacokinetics study about a medication?

Its fate within the organism.

What does pharmacodynamics study about an active ingredient?

Its effect on the organism.

In what order does the pharmacokinetic pathway proceed?

Absorption, distribution, metabolism, then elimination.

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