This document discusses designing dosage regimens. It begins by defining dosage form as the way a drug is administered and dosage regimen as the schedule of doses over time. It then describes five methods for designing regimens: individualized, based on population averages using fixed or adaptive models, based on partial pharmacokinetic parameters, empirical, and using nomograms. Nomograms use scales to determine dosage based on patient characteristics. The document provides examples of drugs using nomograms and discusses considerations for converting intravenous to oral dosage.
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Nomograms and tabulations in the design of dosage regimens --- NOMOGRAM IN UREMIC PATIENTS: NOMOGRAM FOR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CREATININE CLEARANCE AND ELIMINATION RATE CONSTANT FOR FOUR DRUGS clinical pharmacokinetics and therapeutic drug monitoring ---fifth PharmD notes
Clinical pharmacokinetics and its application--
1)definition
2) APPLICATIONS OF CLINICAL PHARMACOKINETICS
Design of dosage regimens:
a) Nomograms and Tabulations in designing dosage regimen,
b) Conversion from intravenous to oral dosing,
c) Determination of dose and dosing intervals,
d) Drug dosing in the elderly and pediatrics and obese patients.
Pharmacokinetics of Drug Interaction:
a) Pharmacokinetic drug interactions
b) Inhibition and Induction of Drug metabolism
c) Inhibition of Biliary Excretion.
Therapeutic Drug monitoring:
a) Introduction
b) Individualization of drug dosage regimen (Variability – Genetic, Age and Weight, disease, Interacting drugs).
c) Indications for TDM. Protocol for TDM.
d) Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Correlation in drug therapy.
e) TDM of drugs used in the following disease conditions: cardiovascular disease, Seizure disorders, Psychiatric conditions, and Organ transplantations
Dosage adjustment in Renal and Hepatic Disease.
a. Renal impairment
b. Pharmacokinetic considerations
c. General approach for dosage adjustment in renal disease.
d. Measurement of Glomerular Filtration rate and creatinine clearance.
e. Dosage adjustment for uremic patients.
f. Extracorporeal removal of drugs.
g. Effect of Hepatic disease on pharmacokinetics.
Population Pharmacokinetics.
a) Introduction to Bayesian Theory.
b) Adaptive method or Dosing with feedback.
c) Analysis of Population pharmacokinetic Data
conversion from INTRAVENOUS TO ORAL DOSING----- design of dosage regimenpavithra vinayak
conversion from INTRAVENOUS TO ORAL DOSING----- TYPES OF IV TO PO THERAPY CONVERSIONS: MEDICATIONS INCLUDED IN AN IV TO PO CONVERSION PROGRAM: SELECTION OF PATIENTS FOR IV TO PO THERAPY CONVERSION: design of dosage regimen--clinical pharmacokinetics and therapeutic drug monitoring-- fifth pharm D notes
Nomograms and tabulations in design of dosage regimens pavithra vinayak
Nomograms and tabulations in the design of dosage regimens --- NOMOGRAM IN UREMIC PATIENTS: NOMOGRAM FOR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CREATININE CLEARANCE AND ELIMINATION RATE CONSTANT FOR FOUR DRUGS clinical pharmacokinetics and therapeutic drug monitoring ---fifth PharmD notes
Clinical pharmacokinetics and its application--
1)definition
2) APPLICATIONS OF CLINICAL PHARMACOKINETICS
Design of dosage regimens:
a) Nomograms and Tabulations in designing dosage regimen,
b) Conversion from intravenous to oral dosing,
c) Determination of dose and dosing intervals,
d) Drug dosing in the elderly and pediatrics and obese patients.
Pharmacokinetics of Drug Interaction:
a) Pharmacokinetic drug interactions
b) Inhibition and Induction of Drug metabolism
c) Inhibition of Biliary Excretion.
Therapeutic Drug monitoring:
a) Introduction
b) Individualization of drug dosage regimen (Variability – Genetic, Age and Weight, disease, Interacting drugs).
c) Indications for TDM. Protocol for TDM.
d) Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Correlation in drug therapy.
e) TDM of drugs used in the following disease conditions: cardiovascular disease, Seizure disorders, Psychiatric conditions, and Organ transplantations
Dosage adjustment in Renal and Hepatic Disease.
a. Renal impairment
b. Pharmacokinetic considerations
c. General approach for dosage adjustment in renal disease.
d. Measurement of Glomerular Filtration rate and creatinine clearance.
e. Dosage adjustment for uremic patients.
f. Extracorporeal removal of drugs.
g. Effect of Hepatic disease on pharmacokinetics.
Population Pharmacokinetics.
a) Introduction to Bayesian Theory.
b) Adaptive method or Dosing with feedback.
c) Analysis of Population pharmacokinetic Data
conversion from INTRAVENOUS TO ORAL DOSING----- design of dosage regimenpavithra vinayak
conversion from INTRAVENOUS TO ORAL DOSING----- TYPES OF IV TO PO THERAPY CONVERSIONS: MEDICATIONS INCLUDED IN AN IV TO PO CONVERSION PROGRAM: SELECTION OF PATIENTS FOR IV TO PO THERAPY CONVERSION: design of dosage regimen--clinical pharmacokinetics and therapeutic drug monitoring-- fifth pharm D notes
Introduction to daily activities of clinical pharmacist.
Drug therapy monitoring,
Medication chart review
Clinical Progress
Pharmacist intervention
Detection and management of ADRs
Definition and scope of Pharmacoepidemiology ABUBAKRANSARI2
In these slides I shared the information of definition and scope of pharmacoepidemiology. Types of studies - cohort studies, cross-sectional studies etc.
Population pharmacokinetics is the study of the sources and correlates of variability in drug concentrations among individuals who are the target patient population receiving clinically relevant doses of a drug of interest
Bayesian theory in population pharmacokinetics--
1) INTRODUCTION TO BAYESIAN THEORY
2)BAYESIAN PROBABILITY TO DOSING OF DRUGS
3)APPLICATIONS AND USES OF BAYESIAN THEORY IN APPLIED PHARMACOKINETICS:
therapeutic drug monitoring and clinical pharmacokinetics-fifth pharm d notes
Introduction to dosage regimen and Individualization of dosage regimenKLE College of pharmacy
Introduction of Dosage regimen, Approaches for design of dosage regimen, Individualization, Advantages, Dosage in neonates, Geriatrics, Renal and Hepatic impaired Patients.
Clinical pharmacokinetics is the application of pharmacokinetic principles to the safe and effective therapeutic management of drugs in an individual patient. Primary goals of clinical pharmacokinetics include enhancing efficacy and decreasing toxicity of a patient's drug therapy.
Introduction to daily activities of clinical pharmacist.
Drug therapy monitoring,
Medication chart review
Clinical Progress
Pharmacist intervention
Detection and management of ADRs
Definition and scope of Pharmacoepidemiology ABUBAKRANSARI2
In these slides I shared the information of definition and scope of pharmacoepidemiology. Types of studies - cohort studies, cross-sectional studies etc.
Population pharmacokinetics is the study of the sources and correlates of variability in drug concentrations among individuals who are the target patient population receiving clinically relevant doses of a drug of interest
Bayesian theory in population pharmacokinetics--
1) INTRODUCTION TO BAYESIAN THEORY
2)BAYESIAN PROBABILITY TO DOSING OF DRUGS
3)APPLICATIONS AND USES OF BAYESIAN THEORY IN APPLIED PHARMACOKINETICS:
therapeutic drug monitoring and clinical pharmacokinetics-fifth pharm d notes
Introduction to dosage regimen and Individualization of dosage regimenKLE College of pharmacy
Introduction of Dosage regimen, Approaches for design of dosage regimen, Individualization, Advantages, Dosage in neonates, Geriatrics, Renal and Hepatic impaired Patients.
Clinical pharmacokinetics is the application of pharmacokinetic principles to the safe and effective therapeutic management of drugs in an individual patient. Primary goals of clinical pharmacokinetics include enhancing efficacy and decreasing toxicity of a patient's drug therapy.
The success of drug therapy is highly dependent on the choice of the drug, the drug product, and the design of the dosage regimen. The choice of the drug is generally made by the physician after careful patient diagnosis and physical assessment.
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1. Dosage Regimen
Dosage regimen is defined as the manner in which a drug is taken. It is the schedule of doses of a medicine including, the dosage form, the time between doses, the duration of treatment and the amount to be taken each time.
2. Designing of Dosage Regimen
For some drugs like analgesics, hypnotics or anti emetics, a single dose may provide effective treatment. However, the duration of most of the illnesses is longer than the therapeutic effect produced by a single dose. In such cases, drugs are required to be taken on a repetitive basis over a period of time depending upon the nature of illness. So for a successful drug therapy, designing of an optimal multiple dosage regimen is required.
3. Objective
The primary objective in dosage regimen design is to obtain a safe plasma drug concentration which neither exceeds the maximum safe concentration nor falls below the minimum effective concentration.
4. Criteria For Optimum Dosage Regimen
The plasma levels of drug given must be maintained within the therapeutic window. For example, the therapeutic range of theophylline is 10-20μg/L. So, the best is to maintain the CP around 15μg/L. Therapeutic window is a range of doses that produces therapeutic response without causing any significant adverse effect in patients. Generally therapeutic window is a ratio between minimum effective concentrations (MEC) to the minimum toxic concentration (MTC).
5. Factors to be Considered In Dosage Regimen Design
Numerous factors must be considered in designing a dosage regimen.
1. Pharmacokinetic Factors
These include absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion characteristics of a drug.
2. Physiological Factors
Age, Weight, Gender and Nutritional status of a patient under treatment must be considered.
3. Pathophysiologic Factors
Existence of diseases like Renal failure, Hepatic diseases, Congestive heart failure, Myocardial infraction etc., must be considered in the patient being treated. This is because co-existence of these diseases will prolong the elimination of drugs. Therefore, the dose in such patients must be carefully adjusted.
4. Personal Lifestyle Habits
Lifestyle habits like cigarette smoking, alcohol abuse, voracious eating etc, must also be taken into consideration.
5. Exposure of patient to Long Term Medication
Chronic intake of medicines can alert the drug pharmacokinetics.
6. Other Factors
These include-
▪ Desired concentration of drug at site of action
▪ Alteration in the sensitivity of the receptors to the drug
▪ Drug dosage form
▪ Drug interactions
▪ Tolerance-dependence
▪ Pharmacogenitics – idiosyncracy
Multiple-Dosage Regimens
Why Multiple-Dosage Regimens is necessary?
After single-dose drug administration, the plasma drug level rises above and then falls below the minimum effective concentration (MEC), resulting in a decline in therapeutic effect.
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1. Design of
Dosage Regimen
Dr. Ramesh Bhandari
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice
KLE College of Pharmacy, Belagavi
2. Objective of this chapter is to learn:
Importance of nomograms in designing dosage
regimen.
Dose and dosing interval concept.
3. Difference between dosage
form and dosage regimen
Dosage form: the way in which a therapeutic
agent is taken or administered (tablet, capsule,
spray).
Dosage regimen: the schedule of doses per unit of
time ( no. of doses and interval).
4. Introduction
• Dosage regimen design is the selection of drug dosage,
route, and frequency of administration in an informed
manner to achieve therapeutic objectives.
• At the same time, the variability among patients in
pharmacodynamic response demands individualized dosing
to assure maximum efficacy.
• Planning of drug therapy is necessary because the
administration of drugs usually involves risk of untoward
effects.
5. Several Methods Used to Design a Dosage Regimen
1) Individualized Dosage Regimen
2) Dosage Regimens based on Population averages
3) Dosage Regimens based on Partial Pharmacokinetic
parameters
4) Empirical Dosage Regimen
5) Nomogram and Tabulation in Dosage Regimen
6. 1) Individualized Dosage Regimens
Most accurate approach
Dose calculated based on the pharmacokinetics of the drug
in the individual patient derived from measurement of
serum / plasma drug levels
Not feasible for calculation of the initial dose, however, once
the patient has been medicated, readjustment of the dose
may be done.
Most dosing program record the patient’s age and weight
and calculate the individual dose based on creatinine
clearance and lean body weight.
7. 2) Dosage regimen based on population
Averages
The method most often used to calculate a dosage
regimen is based on average pharmacokinetic
parameters obtained from clinical studies published
in the drug literature.
There are 2 approaches followed:
a) Fixed model
b)Adaptive model
8. a) Fixed Model
• Assumes that population average pharmacokinetic
parameters may be used directly to calculate a dosage
regimen for the patient, without any alteration.
• The practitioner may use the usual dosage suggested by
the literature and then make a small adjustment of the
dosage based on the patient’s weight and / or age
9. a) Fixed Model
• Usually, pharmacokinetic parameters such as Ka, F, Vd, k
are assumed remain constant and most often drug is
assumed to follow one compartment open model
• When a multiple dose regimen is designed, multiple
dosage equations based on the principle of superposition
are used to evaluate the dose.
10. b) Adaptive Model
• Attempts to adapt or modify dosage regimen
according to the need of the patient.
• Uses patient variable such as weight, age, sex, body
surface area, and known patient’s pathophysiology
such as, renal disease, as well as known population
average pharmacokinetic parameters of the drug.
11. b) Adaptive Model
• This model generally assumes that pharmacokinetic
parameters such as drug clearance do not change from
one dose to the next.
• However, some adaptive models allow for continuously
adaptive change with time in order to simulate more
closely the changing process of drug disposition in the
patient, especially during a disease state.
12. 3) Dosage regimen based on partial PK
Parameter
• For many drugs, the entire pharmacokinetic profile
for the drug is unknown or unavailable.
• Therefore, the pharmacokineticist needs to make some
assumptions in order to calculate the dosage regimen.
• These assumptions will depend on the safety, efficacy,
and therapeutic range of the drug.
13. 3) Dosage regimen based on partial PK
Parameter
• The use of population pharmacokinetics uses average
patient population characteristics and only a few
serum / plasma concentration from the patient
• Population pharmacokinetic approaches to therapeutic
drug monitoring have increased with the increased
availability of computerized data bases and development
of statistical tools for the analysis of observational data.
14. 4) Empirical Dosage Regimen
• In many cases, physician selects a dosage
regimen of the patient without using any
pharmacokinetic variables.
• The physician makes the decision based on
empirical clinical data, personal experience
and clinical observations.
15. 5) Nomograms andTabulation in Designing
Dosage Regimen
• For ease of calculation of dosage regimens, many
clinicians rely on nomograms to calculate the proper
dosage regimen for their patients.
• The use of nomogram may give a quick dosage
regimen adjustment for patients with characteristics
requiring adjustments such as age, body weight, and
physiologic state.
• In general, nomogram of a drug is based on population
pharmacokinetic data collected and analyzed using a
specific pharmacokinetic model.
16. Nomograms andTabulation in Designing
Dosage Regimen
• A nomogram typically has three scales: two scales represent
known values and one scale is the scale where the result is
read off.
• The known scales are placed on the outside; i.e. the result
scale is in the center.
• Each known value of the calculation is marked on the outer
scales and a line is drawn between each mark.
• Where the line and the inside scale intersects is the result.
• Examples include: height – BMI – weight,
total clearance – maintenance dose – lean body weight, etc.
17. Nomograms andTabulation in Designing
Dosage Regimen
• In order to keep the dosage regimen calculation simple,
complicated equations are often solved and their results
displayed diagrammatically on special scaled axes to produce
a simple dose recommendation based on patient information.
• Some nomograms make use of certain physiologic parameters,
such as serum creatinine concentration, to help modify the
dosage regimen according to renal function.
• For many marketed drugs, the manufacturer provides tabulated
general guidelines for use in establishing a dosage regimen for
patients, including loading and maintenance doses.
18. Examples of drugs for which nomograms are being
used for designing dosage regimen:
• Theophylline
• Aminoglycosides:Tobramycin sulfate
• Warfarin
• Digoxin etc.
19. Nomogram method of
Siersback-Nielsen et al.
This method estimates
creatinine clearance on the
basis of age, weight, and serum
creatinine concentration, as
shown in Figure.
20. Nomogram of
Traub and Johnson
This nomogram is based on
observations from 81 children
aged 6–12 years and requires
the patient’s height and serum
creatinine concentration.
22. Importance of IV to PO Conversion
Oral formulations are easier to administer, safe, and
achieve desired therapeutic concentrations, thus making
the PO route an ideal choice.
More Comfortable
Cost Effective: reduces hidden expenses
IV therapy restrict the movement and make more
prone to IV related adverse effects.
Furthermore, IV route make portal for bacteria and
fungal infections.
23. Types of IV to PO therapy
Conversion
1) Sequential Therapy
2) Switch Therapy
3) Step-down Therapy
24. 1) SequentialTherapy
It refers to the act of replacing a parenteral version of a
medication with its oral counterpart.
There are many classes of medications that have oral
dosage forms that are therapeutically equivalent to the
parenteral form of the same medication.
E.g. conversion of famotidine 20 mg IV to famotidine
20 mg PO.
25. 2) SwitchTherapy
Used to describe a conversion from an IV medication to
the PO equivalent that may be within the same class and
have the same level of potency, but is a different
compound.
An example is the conversion of IV pantoprazole to
rapidly dissolving lansoprazole tablets omeprazole
capsules.
26. 3) Step-downTherapy
It refers to converting from an injectable medication to
an oral agent in another class or to a different medication
within the same class where the frequency, dose, and the
spectrum of activity (in the case of antibiotics) may not
be exactly the same.
Converting from ampicillin 3 g IV q 6 hr to amoxicillin
875 mg PO q 12 hr is an example of step-down therapy.
27. SELECTION OF PATIENT FOR IVTO
POTHERAPY CONVERSION
I. Intact and functioning of GI tract
II. Improving patient condition
III. Doesn't meet exclusion criteria
IV. Others
28. PHARMACOKINETIC CONSIDERATION
• For oral medications, bioavailability may be less due to
the variability in the rate and extent of dissolution of
the oral form and the total amount that is absorbed into
the systemic circulation.
29. • When intravenous infusion is stopped, the serum drug
concentration decreases according to first-order
elimination kinetics.
• For most oral drug products, the time to reach steady
state depends on the first-order elimination rate
constant for the drug.
• Therefore, if the patient starts the dosage regimen with
the oral drug product at the same time as the intravenous
infusion is stopped, then the exponential decline of
serum levels from the intravenous infusion should be
matched by the exponential increase in serum drug
levels from the oral drug product.
30. • Following two methods may be used to calculate an
appropriate oral dosage regimen for a patient whose
condition has been stabilized by an intravenous drug
infusion.
• Both methods assume that the patient’s plasma drug
concentration is at steady state.
31. METHOD I
C∞
av = SFD0 / k Vd τ
D0 / τ = C∞
av . k Vd / SF
Where, S is the salt form of the drug and D0 / τ is the dosing
rate
32. METHOD II
• This method assumes that the rate of intravenous
infusion (mg/hr) is the same desired rate of oral
dosage.
33. EXAMPLE
• An adult male asthmatic patient (age 55, 78 kg) has been
maintained on an IV infusion of aminophylline at a rate
of 34 mg/hr. The steady state theophylline drug
concentration was 12 µg/mL and total body clearance
was calculated as 3.0 L/hr. Calculate an appropriate oral
dosage regimen of theophylline for this patient.
(Aminophylline is a soluble salt of theophylline and
contains 85% theophylline (S = 0.85). Theophylline is
100% bioavailable (F = 1) after an oral dose.)
34. Solution by Method - I
We know, D0 / τ = C∞
av . k Vd / SF
But, total body clearance (ClT) = kVd
Therefore,
D0 / τ = C∞
av ClT/ SF
• The dose rate (34 mg/hr) was calculated on the basis of aminophylline dosing.
• The patient however will be given theophylline orally, to convert to oral
theophylline S and F should be considered
Oral theophylline dose rate = SFD0 / τ = (0.85) (1) (34) / 1 = 28.9 mg / hr
• Therefore the total daily dose is 28.9 mg/hr x 24 hr or 693.6 mg/day
• Possible theophylline schedules might be 700 mg/day.
• The dose of 350 mg every 12 hours could be given in sustained-release form to
avoid any excessive high drug concentration in the body.
35. Solution by Method - II
Rate of IV infusion is 34 mg/hr and so the daily
dose is 34 mg/hr x 24 = 816 mg/day.
The equivalent dose in terms of theophylline is
816 x 0.85 = 693.6 mg.
Thus the patient should receive approximately
700 mg of theophylline per day or 350 mg every
12 hours.