This book has evolved over the last twenty years from a cumulative effort to develop a professional course in pharmacokinetics that would assist future practitioners in therapeutic decision making. As practicing pharmacists become more involved with patient advising, it becomes apparent that clinicians will be required to make dosing adjustments for certain drugs. This will become increasingly more likely as pharmacy practitioners have access to patient information that requires careful attention to dose and dosing interval, which in turn correlates to various pharmacokinetic parameters such...

Detailed descriptions of the pertinent subspecialties of pharmacokinetics Chapters written by experts provide extensive background into each subspecialty Useful pharmacokinetic applications to industrial, regulatory, clinical, and research disciplines Comprehensive coverage of pharmacokinetic concepts including terminology and approaches Pharmacokinetics has evolved from its origin into a complex discipline with numerous subspecialties and applications in patient management, drug development, and regulatory issues. This expansion has made it difficult for any one individual to become a...