ABCs of pharmacokinetics / Fawzy Elbarbry

Introduction to pharmacokinetics -- Fundamental mathematical concepts in pharmacokinetics -- Pharmacokinetics of intravenous bolus administration : one compartment open model -- Pharmacokinetics of continuous intravenous infusion : one compartment model -- Pharmacokinetics of single oral administration : rate and extent of absorption -- Pharmacokinetics of multiple drug administration -- Pharmacokinetics of intermittent intravenous infusion -- Non-linear pharmacokinetics -- Drug elimination and clearance concepts : renal clearance -- Hepatic clearance : the physiological concept -- Disease state and drug pharmacokinetics -- Pharmacokinetics of drug interactions -- Therapeutic drug monitoring -- Comprehensive pharmacokinetic problems -- Common pharmacokinetic parameters -- Common pharmacokinetic equations -- Key to practice problems

Pharmacokinetics is the study of what the body does to the drug. ABCs of Pharmacokinetics provides an easy to understand guide to pharmacy students and other health professionals to be able to apply this critical concept into patient care. Adequate utilization and application of pharmacokinetics is vital in disease management in order to reduce the risk of achieving subtherapeutic or toxic drug levels.