PHRM 631 - Basic Pharmacokinetics

Prerequisites, PHRM 521, PHRM 581, PHRM 591, PHRM 601, PHRM 611, PHRM 621, PHRM 621L, doctor of pharmacy major. This required course is an introduction to the basic principles of pharmacokinetics, including compartmental and physiological analysis of the time courses of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion, with emphasis on the pharmacokinetic-based design of dosage regimen principles. Additionally, the relationship between pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and its use for individualization of dosage regimens will be discussed. (Offered every year.) 3 credits