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Pharmacokinetics is what the body does to the drug - from entry into the body until excretion of the drug and/or its metabolites

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Pharmacodynamics is what the drug does to the body - once at the site of action from receptor binding through to the desired or adverse effect

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Pharmacogenetics is the interindividual genetic alterations that produce variations in both pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic aspects of drug therapy

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