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- Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. pharmacokinetics. the study of the movement of drugs in the body, including the processes of absorption, distribution, localization in tissues, biotransformation, and excretion. adj., adj pharmacokinet´ic.
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isokinetic isokinetic definition: Adjective (comparative more isokinetic, superlative most isokinetic) 1. (biophysics) Relating to the force that a muscle applies during a limb movement at constant velocity 2. (chemistry) Reacting at the same rate (http://www.chem...
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Food_and_Nutritional_Toxicology Chapter 39. Pharmacotherapeutics. Factors Affecting Pharmacokinetics. Many nonpediatric providers think of children as small. adults, but this is not the case. As children grow, their bodies. undergo changes in absorption, distribution, metabolism, and. excretion; all of which affect the pharmacokinetics of drugs in. this population. Many of the drugs and dosages used in infants.
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- (prō'drŭg), 1  A class of drugs, the pharmacologic action of which results from conversion by metabolic processes within the body (biotransformation). 2  Any of various drugs that are administered in an inactive form and converted into active form by normal metabolic processes.
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- In general terms, pharmacology is the. science of drug action on biological. systems. Integrating knowledge in many related scientific disciplines, pharmacology offers a unique perspective to solving drug, hormone, and chemical-related problems as they impinge on human health.
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pharmacology Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. pharmacology. the science that deals with the origin, nature, chemistry, effects, and uses of drugs; it includes pharmacognosy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacotherapeutics, and toxicology. adj., adj pharmacolog´ic.
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Drug Therapy What Is It? Drug therapy, also called pharmacotherapy, is a general term for using medication to treat disease.Drugs interact with receptors or enzymes in cells to promote healthy functioning and reduce or cure illness.edications may be taken orally in pill, capsule or liquid form, or may be injected into the tissues or muscles. As a function of eradicating disease, many drugs carry side effects which can be minor or at times severe. In most cases, side effects are temporary and do not last beyond the course of drug treatment.
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pharmacokinetics Movements of drugs within biologic systems; particularly rates of such movements. pharmacokinetics. the study of the movement of drugs in the body, including the processes of absorption, distribution, localization in tissues, biotransformation and excretion.
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Pharmacy Technician : The Branches of Pharmacology Quiz * Description/Instructions. The word pharmacology is derived from two Greek words, pharmacon meaning a drug, and logos meaning a reason. Pharmacology can be defined as the study of drugs used to prevent, diagnose and treat disease. This quiz covers the branches of pharmacology.
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Everything you need to know about nicotine Pharmacokinetics of nicotine. Pharmacokinetics refers to what the body does to a substance, while pharmacodynamics refers to what a substance does to the body. After inhaling tobacco smoke, nicotine rapidly enters the bloodstream, crosses the blood-brain barrier and is inside the brain within eight to twenty seconds.
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isokinetic isokinetic (comparative more isokinetic, superlative most isokinetic) (biophysics) Relating to the force that a muscle applies during a limb movement at constant velocity.
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Drug delivery to the central nervous system: a review. Physiologic Factors Related to Drug Absorption: The systemic absorption of a drug is dependent on. (1) the physicochemical properties of the drug, (2) the nature of the drug product, and. (3) the anatomy and physiology of the drug absorption site.
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Definitions &Translations pharmacy. 1  Also called pharmaceutics. the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines. 2  a drugstore.
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- 6 Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics. PHARMACOKINETIC MODELS The handling of a drug by the body can be very complex,as several processes (such as absorption, distribution,metabolism, and elimination) work to alter drug concen-trations in tissues and ﬂuids. Simpliﬁcations of body pro-cesses are necessary to predict a drug’s behavior in thebody.
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pharmacopoeia Definition of pharmacopoeia. 1 : a book describing drugs, chemicals, and medicinal preparations; especially : one issued by an officially recognized authority and serving as a standard. 2 : a collection or stock of drugs.
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- hy·per·ki·net·ic. adjective. Having or exhibiting hyperkinesia or hyperactivity. Wildly fast-paced or excited; frenetic: a hyperkinetic sales pitch.
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- Clinical pharmacokinetics is theapplication of pharmacokinetic principles to the safeand effective therapeutic management of drugs in anindividual patient.Primary goals of clinical pharmacokinetics includeenhancing efﬁcacy and decreasing toxicity of a patient’sdrug therapy.
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- Aims and learning outcomes. Pharmacokinetics is a fundamental scientiﬁc discipline that underpins. applied therapeutics. Patients need to be prescribed appropriate medicines. for a clinical condition. The medicine is chosen on the basis of an evidence-.
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- Quantitative description of pharmacology. DEFINITIONS. Pharmacokinetics describes the movement (Greek –kinesis) of a. drug (Greek –pharmakon) around the body. Pharmacokinetics is the study of the rates of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of a drug and its. metabolite(s). Methods such as Statistical Moments, Sums of. exponential modeling and Physiologically based kinetic modeling are. used.
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- Pharmacology: The study of drugs, their sources, their nature, and their properties. Pharmacology is the study of the body's reaction to drugs.
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pharmacokinetics noun, (used with a singular verb) Pharmacology. 1. the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination. Origin of pharmacokinetics. 1955-1960. First recorded in 1955-60; pharmaco- + kinetics.
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pharmacology pharmacology The field that studies the characteristics, effects and uses of drugs and their interactions with living organisms. pharmacology The study of the science and clinical application of medications; the study of drugs, their sources, their nature and properties. See Clinical pharmacology, Cosmetic pharmacology, Recombinant pharmacology.
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pharmacokinetics It includes studies of the mechanisms of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion; onset of action; duration of effect; biotransformation; and effects and routes of excretion of the metabolites of the drug.
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- The word douche means to wash or soak. Douching is washing or cleaning out the inside of the vagina with water or other mixtures of fluids. Most douches are sold in stores as prepackaged mixes of water and vinegar, baking soda, or iodine.
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Pharmacokinetics Pharmacokinetics is the study of how an organism affects a drug, whereas pharmacodynamics is the study of how the drug affects the organism. Both together influence dosing, benefit, and adverse effects, as seen in PK/PD models.
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Routes of administration Routes of administration. background. The route of administration is defined as the path by which a drug or other substance enters the body. The pharmacokinetic properties, such as absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion, of a drug are critically influenced by the route of administration.