2. Designing Drugs with Optimal in vivo Activity Following Oral Administration
Course Coordinator: R. Borchardt (Kansas)
Faculty Participants: R. Borchardt, V. Stella (Kansas), K. Brouwer (UNC), D. Thakker (UNC), P. Burton (Pharmacia)
Course Objective: To provide students with the knowledge needed to design drug candidates with optimal in vivo activity after oral administration.
Program:
8:00 - 9:00 AM Lecture 1. Physiology of the gastrointestinal system and physical and biochemical barrier properties of the intestinal mucosa. Ronald T. Borchardt (Kansas)
9:00 - 10:00 AM Lecture 2. Use of preclinical pharmacokinetics and in vitro models to assess problems of poor oral bioavailability. Kim Brouwer and Dhiren Thakker (UNC)
10:00 - 10:30 AM Break
10:30 - 11:30 AM Lecture 3. Structural and Physicochemical Considerations in the Design of orally Absorbable Drugs. Philip Burton (Pharmacia)
11:30 - 12:30 PM Lunch
12:30 - 1:45 PM Lecture 4. Role of intestinal and hepatic metabolism in drug clearance and chemical strategies to optimize metabolic clearance. Dhiren Thakker (UNC)
1:45 - 2:45 PM Lecture 5. Role of biliary and renal clearance in drug elimination and chemical strategies designed to minimize kidney and liver clearance. Kim Brouwer (UNC)
2:45 - 3:15 PM Break
3:15 - 4:30 PM Lecture 6. Effect of formulation factors on oral drug availability. Valentino Stella (Kansas)
4:30 - 5:00 PM Panel Discussion