Thursday, December 20, 2018

Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics Question Bank


02 Marks
1.     Utility curve and therapeutic window and Accumulation index.
2.      What is the influence of drug pka and GI pH on drug absorption ?
3.      Give significance of binding of drug.
4.      Write S. N. on First pass effect.
5.      Plasma concentration time curve.
6.      Biopharmaceutical classification system.
7.      Discuss briefly factors affecting gastric emptying of drug.
8.      What are the possible mechanisms of enzyme induction and enzyme inhibition?
9.      Explain the objectives of bioavailability studies.
10.  Give significance of tissue binding of drug.
11.  Explain in short Blood Brain Barrier.
12.  What are the various sites of drug metabolism in the body ?
13.  Name the methods used to calculate KE from urinary excretion data. What are the advantages of urinary data over plasma data ?
14.  Explain what dose-dependent kinetics is. Give methods of detection.
15.  Define and explain in short- MRT (Mean Residence Time).
16.  Define and explain in short- AUC.
17.  Explain in short : elimination rate constant.
18.  Explain in short : Cmax and tmax.
19.  Give possible reasons of non linearity in pharmacokinetics.
20.  Define the term Volume of Distribution, Apparent Volume of Distribution.
  1. Explain in brief disposition process.
  2. Define the term Bioequivalence, Chemical Equivalence, Therapeutic Equivalence and Clinical Equivalence.
  3. Define the term Phagocytosis & Pinocytosis

05 marks
1.      pH-partition theory. Discuss the assumptions, limitations and significance of pH- partition hypothesis.
2.      Handerson-Hasslebach Equation
3.      Drug protein binding.
4.      Factors affecting renal clearance
5.      Enterohepatic Circulation
6.      Clinical applications of clearance.
7.      Plasma concentration and therapeutic response.
8.      How the organ size and perfusion rate influence the drug distribution?
9.      Explain the different physiological barriers to the drug distribution.
10.  What is the influence of various disease states on plasma protein level and drug binding ?
11.  What is flip-flop phenomenon ?
12.  Discuss the types of physiological models.
13.  Permeability limited drug distribution
14.  Volume of distribution and its importance.
15.  Regulatory requirements in BA/BE studies.
16.  Presystemic metabolism.
17.  Two compartmental model.
18.   Wagnor- Nelson method.
19.  Individualization of dosage regimen.
20.   Give the significance of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
21.  Give BCS classification of  Drugs
22.  Write S. N. on dissolution models
23.  Write S. N. on theories of dissolution
24.  Explain Phase I and Phase II reactions
25.  Factors Influences renal excretions
26.  IVIVC
  1. Write Short note on methods of enhancement of bioavailability
28.  Michaelis Menten equation
29.  Estimation of Km and Vmax
30.  Pulmonary and Mammary Minor pathways of drug excretions


10 Marks
1.      Discuss formulation and dosage form related factors affecting oral bioavailability.
2.      Discuss perfusion and permeability limitations of drug distribution. Support your answer with suitable examples.
3.      Discuss in detail the different mechanisms of drug transport.
4.      Discuss the methods of estimation of bioavailability parameters.
5.      Explain one compartment model of a drug and mathematical treatment upon IV bolus dosing.
6.      Explain the factors affecting dosage regimens.
7.      Discuss the physicochemical factors affecting drug absorption. Highlight diffusion layer model/film theory.
8.      Explain various pharmaceutical factors affecting drug absorption.
9.      Explain the factors influencing renal excretion of drug.
10.  What are pharmacokinetic models ? What is the importance and utility of developing such models ? Discuss briefly the types of pharmacokinetic models.
11.  Describe in detail factors influencing protein binding of drug.
12.  What is biotransformation? Explain the process of biotransformation and give factors affecting biotransformation.
13.  Describe in detail study parameters used for Bioavailability / Bioequivalence studies.
14.  Explain one compartmental open model for IV bolus drug administration. Add a note on Non-compartmental analysis of drug.
15.  What are pharmacokinetic models? Give the types and significance of pharmacokinetic models.
16.  Describe various pharmacokinetic parameters and study designs used in BA/BE studies.