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11534 (v.2) Pharmacokinetics 224


Area: School of Pharmacy
Credits: 12.5
Contact Hours: 2.0
 
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Lecture: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 11679 (v.4) Pharmaceutical Biology 231 or any previous version
 
Syllabus: Principles of drug distribution and elimination. Parameters of clearance and volume of distribution, elimination rate constant and half life. Passage of drugs across biological membranes, relevance to absorption. Drug protein binding. Biochemistry and kinetics of drug metabolism. Induction and inhibition of metabolism. Renal drug elimination processes. Concepts of steady state and average plasma drug concentrations in relation to drug administration.
 
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Field of Education: 60100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping)
Funding Cluster: 09 - Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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