A clinically-oriented course that assists Pharm D students in applying pharmacokinetic principles in patient care situations. It focuses primarily on the pharmacokinetic aspects of optimization and individualization of drug dosage. This course will discuss principles of clinical pharmacokinetics and their application to the therapy of various states of disease. Changes in pharmacokinetic parameters due to diseases, therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and the methods used to individualize drugtherapy will be emphasized. The essential concepts will be illustrated using lectures and case studies.
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PHAR434 | BIOPHARMACEUTICS/PHARMACOKINETICS
PHAR533 | PHARMACOKINETICS/BIOPHARMACEUTICS
