Pharmacokinetics of drug overdose

Clinical Pharmacokinetics
J RosenbergS Pond

Abstract

Pharmacokinetics of drugs taken in overdose may differ from those observed following therapeutic doses. Differences are due both to dose-dependent changes and to effects of drugs or pathophysiological consequences of the overdose on kinetics. Dose-dependent changes in rate and extent of absorption, bioavailability (saturation of first-pass metabolism), distribution (saturation of protein binding sites) and metabolism are discussed. Gastrointestinal motility is affected both by specific drug actions, such as delayed gastric emptying by anticholinergic drugs, and by general nervous system depression caused by many drugs. Drug-induced circulatory insufficiency may retard tissue distribution and reduce clearance. Disturbances in blood and urine pH may alter distribution and clearance of weak acids and bases. Drug-induced renal or hepatic failure can significantly decrease clearance. Hypothermia is a common complication of drug overdose and might retard distribution and also reduce clearance. The data concerning pharmacokinetics during overdose are usually incomplete and difficult to interpret. Doses and times of ingestion are uncertain, duration of blood and urine sampling is often inadequate to distinguish absorption from distribu...Continue Reading

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