Applied Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics, Seventh Edition

ISBN: 0071830936

Author: Shargel, Leon

Condition: Used

The landmark textbook on the theoretical and practical applications of biopharmaceutics and pharmacokineticsnow fully updated.Explains how to detect clinical pharmacokinetic problems and apply basic pharmacokinetic principles to solve themHelps you critically evaluate biopharmaceutic studies involving drug product equivalency and unequivalencyChapters have been revised to reflect the latest clinical perspectives on drug performance, bioavailability, bioequivalence, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and drug therapyThe fields leading text for more than three decades, Applied Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics gets you up to speed on the basics of the discipline like no other resource. Practical problems and clinical examples with discussions are integrated within each chapter to help you apply principles to patient care and drug consultation situations. In addition, outstanding pedagogy, including chapter objectives, chapter summaries, and FAQs, plus additional application questions, identify and focus on key concepts.Written by authors who have both academic and clinical experience, AppliedBiopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics shows you how to use raw data and formulatethe pharmacokinetic models and parameters that best describe the process of drugabsorption, distribution, and elimination. The book also helps you work with pharmacokineticand biopharmaceutic parameters to design and evaluate dosageregimens of drugs. In the seventh edition of this must-have interactive learning tool, mostof the chapters are updated to reflect our current understanding of complex issuesassociated with safe and efficacious drug therapy.