Pharmacokinetics

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Contents 1 Used for 2 See for 3 Broader Terms 4 Narrower Terms 5 Related Terms 6 Scope Note 7 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

bioavailability of drug, blood level of drug, drug action, drug bioequivalence, drug bioequivalent, drug biological activity, drug biological half life, drug mechanism, pharmacodynamics

See for

mechanism of action

Broader Terms

pharmacology

Narrower Terms

clearance rate, drug metabolism

Related Terms

drug screening /evaluation

Scope Note

distribution and effectiveness of a drug throughout the body as a function of route, schedule, vehicle, chemical isomer, metabolism, and other factors.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Interindividual variability in ibuprofen pharmacokinetics is related to interaction of cytochrome P450 2C8 and 2C9 amino acid polymorphisms.
• PharmacologyPrinciples of PharmacokineticsDefinitionsPharmacokinetics is the study of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (Figure 46-1).
• Clinical Pharmacokinetics is a practical guide to the use of pharmacokinetic principles in clinical practice.
• Clinical pharmacokinetics is the discipline that applies the principles of pharmacoki- netics to safe and effective therapeutic management of an in- dividual patient.
• Pharmacokinetics is the study of the what the body does to a drug.

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