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clinical PK quiz 1

termdefinition
pharmacokinetics what the body does to the drug
pharmacodynamics what the drug does to the body
absorption passage of drug through physiological barriers before reaching vascular system
volume of distribution hypothetical volume that relates drug serum concentration to amount of drug in the body
metabolism Chemical conversion of drug molecule
excretion irreversible removal of drug from body
clearance volume of serum or blood cleared of the body per unit of time
steady state concentration rate of drug administered equals the rate of drug removal
Linear pharmacokinetics steady state concentration changes proportionally with dose changes
nonlinear pharmacokinetics steady state concentration increases more than proportionally to dose changes
half life (T1/2) time it takes for serum drug concentration to decrease by one half
elimination rate constant(Ke) rate a drug is eliminated from the body per unit of time
Cmax or Peak Highest concentration after a drug is administered
Cmin or trough lowest concentration that can be measured right before the next dose of medication that is administered
random level drug concentration taken at any point of time either before or after a dose of medication is administered
AUC total drug exposer over a 24 hour period of time
distribution passage of drug from bloodstream to tissue/organ
clinical pharmacokinetics application of pharmacokinetic principles design individualized drug regimens that are safe and effective
Created by: arcervantes
 

 



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