pharmacokinetics
playDefinition of pharmacokinetics
1 : the study of the bodily absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
2 : the characteristic interactions of a drug and the body in terms of its absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
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First Known Use of pharmacokinetics
1959
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pharmacokinetics
playMedical Definition of pharmacokinetics
1: the study of the bodily absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
2: the characteristic interactions of a drug and the body in terms of its absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion evaluated the pharmacokinetics of a single theophylline dose—Journal of the American Medical Association
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