Introduction to Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics The Quantitative Basis of Drug Therapy

Name: Introduction to Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics The Quantitative Basis of Drug Therapy
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ISBN: 9780781751490

ISBN-10: 0781751497

ISBN-13: 9780781751490

Edition: 2006

Authors: Thomas N. Tozer, Malcolm Rowland

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"This unique, easy-to-read primer on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics helps students and practitioners understand the basic principles upon which qualitative decisions in drug therapy are based. Written by distinguished experts in the field, it is the first clinically oriented, introductory-level textbook of its kind to pursue an integrated approach to drug exposure within the body and drug response."--BOOK JACKET.

Book details

List price: $82.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication date: 2/22/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 7.50" wide x 10.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English




Opening comments



Basic considerations



Input-exposure relationships



Exposure-response relationships



Exposure and response after a single dose



Membranes : a determining factor



Disposition following intravenous bolus



Extravascular dose and systemic absorption



Response following a single dose



Therapeutic regimens



Therapeutic window



Constant-rate regimens



Multiple-dose regimens



Individualization



Variability



Initiating and managing therapy


Nonproprietary and brand names of drugs in text and illustrations



Assessment of AUC



Ionization and the pH partition hypothesis



Amount of drug in the body on accumulation to plateau