pharmacokinetics
- noun
- /ˌfɑrməkoʊkɪˈnɛtɪks/
- Specialized
- The effectiveness of a treatment is determined not only by the nature of the antagonist but also by its pharmacokinetics and tissue penetration.
- pharmacokinetics of the drug
- human pharmacokinetics
Examples
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Selecting the type and timing of monitoring must be based, in part, on the pharmacokinetics of both the parent compound and any active metabolites.
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One potential strategy to deal with resistance is by manipulating the pharmacokinetics of the drug, thereby enhancing its bioavailability and active lifespan, with the goal of increasing its efficacy.
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And therefore you need pharmacokinetics that look like this, needs to be present for an extended period of time.
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In monkeys, no differences in pharmacokinetics between male and female animals have been demonstrated.
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The FDA should change the generic drug approval process to make sure the generic drug demonstrates similar human pharmacokinetics.
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Driving a car is an obvious example where advice is vague, and when given by the anaesthetist, is generally based on the pharmacokinetics of the anaesthetic agent used.
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The cause is that until now, erythrocytes have been a neglected compartment in antibiotics pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
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Rather, differences in effectiveness can be fully appreciated only with longer-term follow-up, especially for treatments with varied pharmacokinetics.
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As with any other class of drugs, miRNA targeting therapies should exhibit favorable pharmacokinetics, have high target avidity, a long half-life coupled with low toxicity, and high potency.
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In a clinical trial, researchers observed how the drug's pharmacokinetics affected its absorption rate in patients.
Synonyms
The study of medicines and how they affect living things
Surface Forms
Morphology
pharmacokinetics = pharmacology + kinetics (semi-transparent) = pharmaco + kinetics
The word is compositionally 'pharmaco-' + 'kinetics' (the kinetics of drugs), but both components are technical combining forms and may not be known to average learners.
Etymology
Pharmacokinetics joins pharma- meaning 'drug', as in pharmacy, and -kinetics meaning 'movement', as in kinetic. So, it is the study of how a drug moves through the body, how it is taken in, spread, changed and sent out.