Applied biopharmaceutics & pharmacokinetics /
Leon Shargel and Andrew B. C. Yu
- Fourth edition..
- [Place of publication not identifed] : Prentice-Hall International Inc., c1999
- xiv, 768 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes index.
Mathematical fundamentals on pharmacokinetics -- introduction to biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics -- one compartment model; physiological factors relating to drug absorption -- biopharmaceutic considerations in drug product design -- modified release drug products -- delivery of biotechnical products and targetted drug delivery systems -- pharmacokinetics of drug absorption -- bioavailability and bioequivalence -- multicompartmental models -- drug distribution and protein binding -- drug clearance; drug metabolism and hepatic clearance -- pharmacokinetics after intravenous infusion -- pharmacokinetics after multiple dosing -- non-linear pharmacokinetics -- introduction to clinical pharmacokinetics -- application of pharmacokinetics to clinical situations -- relationship between pharmacokinetic parameters and pharmacologic response -- physiologic pharmacokinetic model and statistical moment -- computer applications in pharmacokinetics -- biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetic studies in drug development
This work emphasizes the application and understanding of core areas involving bioavailability, population pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, metabolism and drug delivery.