Mn553 unit 2 seminar Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Pharmacokinetics Body’ s impact on the drug. How much of the dose gets to the site of action. Absorption Distribution Metabolism Excretion CLINICAL PHARMACOKINETICS Pharmacokinetics involves drug movement through the body (ie, “what the body does to the drug”) to reach sites of action, metabolism, and excretion. Specific processes are absorption, distribution, metabolism (biotransformation), and excretion. Overall, these processes largely determine serum drug levels,...