Basic Pharmacokinetics

Basic Pharmacokinetics provides an understanding of the principles of pharmacokinetics and biopharmaceutics. It addresses clearly and concisely how these principles can be applied to achieve successful drug therapy. The applications of principles and equations are illustrated with related problem sets and problem solving exercises. This new edition has been revised and updated and includes two new chapters on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in pre-clinical drug development, as well as pharmacodynamic dosing of antibiotics. Basic Pharmacokinetics is an invaluable book for undergraduate and graduate students in pharmacy, medicine, and the pharmaceutical sciences. It enables the reader to become adept at solving pharmacokinetic problems arising in drug therapy and to understand the applications and utility of equations in clinical practice.