Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics

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​​This course will discuss biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetic parameters. Topics covered include but are not limited to: mathematical descriptions of time course of drug absorption, distribution, and elimination; physicochemical properties of drugs and relevant physiologic factors that affect drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion; relationship between drug concentration and clinical responses; pharmacokinetic variability caused by differences in body weight, age, sex, genetic factors, diseases, and drug interactions. Prerequisites PSCIG 1502: Pharmaceutics and Dosage Formulation