IE Shargel and Yu's Applied Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics, 8th Edition

This expertly written guide provides the information and practice you need to master biopharmaceutics and biokinetics Written by experts with both academic and clinical experience, Applied Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics helps you build your understanding of this complex subject. You'll learn how to use raw data and derive the pharmacokinetic models and parameters that best describe the process of drug absorption, distribution, and elimination. The authors explain how to critically evaluate biopharmaceutic studies involving drug product equivalency and unequivalency; design and evaluate dosage regimens of drugs using pharmacokinetic and biopharmaceutic parameters; and detect potential clinical pharmacokinetic problems and apply basic pharmacokinetic principles to solve them. Applied Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics is designed to make the learning process as efficient and effective as possible. The text provides the basics and then asks you to apply what you have learned with cases that are integrated within the text. Practical problems and clinical examples with discussions included in each chapter, helping you apply principles to patient care and drug consultation situations. Chapter Objectives and Summaries, FAQs, and application questions in each chapter help readers identify and focus on key concepts, and most chapters revised to reflect the current understanding of drug product performance, bioavailability, bioequivalence, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and drug therapy.