General and Systematic Veterinary Pharmacology

INTRODUCTION

Pharmacokinetics

The mathematical description of drug concentration in the body

The importance of kinetic study:

• For arriving at the dosage regimen (dose amount and dosing interval)
• For understanding the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs
• For comparison of drug routes
• For comparison of different formulations (bioequivalence)
• As an essential part of any drug development study
• For therapeutic drug monitoring