EXERCISE#1
EXERCISE#1
Exercise No. 1
The LADMER System
In order to design a rational dosage regimen, a pharmacist must be familiar with the
concepts of the LADMER system (Liberation, Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion
and Response). With the principles of this complex system on hand, one can make a suitable
treatment routine for a specific patient or group of patients with altered physiologic states.
1. Select one particular drug of interest. Illustrate a schematic diagram showing the LADMER
system that the selected drug undertakes inside the body. Specify the processes which the drug
goes through in each step of the complex LADMER system and the factors affecting these
processes. You may use product inserts and books as your reference.
BIOPHARMACEUTICS AND PHARMACOKINETICS
2. What are the pharmacotechnical factors affecting drug liberation? Discuss the significance of
liberation in drug’s bioavailability.
b. Bioavailability ____________________________________________________
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c. Disposition ____________________________________________________
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d. Volume of distribution____________________________________________________
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f. Excretion ____________________________________________________
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g. Protein binding ____________________________________________________
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h. Enzyme inhibitor ____________________________________________________
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k. Intravascular administration_______________________________________________
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l. Pharmacokinetics ____________________________________________________
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n. Prodrug ____________________________________________________
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o. Pharmacodynamics ____________________________________________________
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p. Biopharmaceutics ____________________________________________________
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