Drug Disposition and Pharmacokinetics From Principles to Applications

Drug Disposition and Pharmacokinetics, is an authoritative,comprehensive book on the fate of drug molecules in the body,including implications for pharmacological and clinical effects.This book provides a unique, balanced approach, examining thespecific physical and biological factors affecting the absorption,distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs, together withmathematical assessment of the concentrations in plasma and bodyfluids. Understanding the equations requires little more than abasic knowledge of algebra, laws of indices and logarithms, andvery simple calculus. A vigorous, balanced account of the processes underlying drugdisposition and the practical uses of pharmacokineticderivations.Generously illustrated with examples, tables andfigures.Written by two experienced authors with a proven track recordin research, teaching and industry.A companion website contains additional equations andexamples: ahref="http://www.wiley.com/go/currydrug"www.wiley.com/go/currydrug/aWhilst this book has its roots in the highly acclaimed book ofthe same name, written by Stephen Curry nearly thirty years ago, itis essentially a new book having been restructured and largelyrewritten. This readable and informative book will prove invaluableto professionals and students needing to develop a rationalapproach to the investigation and application of drugs.