GLOSSARYi Flashcards
Is the process of uptake of the compound from the site of administration into the systemic circulation.
Absorption
Is the extent or fraction of drug absorbed upon extravascular administration in comparison to the dose size administered
Absolute Bioavailability
Is the increase of drug concentration in blood and tissue upon multiple dosing until steady state is reached.
Accumulation
Is the ratio of the concentrations at equilibrium between a lipid phase and an aqueous phase.
Apparent Partition Coefficient
Is the integral of drug blood level over time from zero to infinity and is a measure of quantity of drug absorbed and in the body
Area Under the Curve
Is mathematically defined by AUMC. It is the area under the curve observed for the product of time and concentration versus time.
Area Under First Statistical Moment Curve
Is the phenomenon that drugs emptied via bile into the small intestine can be reabsorbed from the intestinal lumen into systemic circulation
Biliary Recycling
Is defined both the relative amount of drug from an administered dosage form which enters the systemic circulation and the rate at which the drug appears in the blood stream.
Bioavailability
Is achieved if its extent and rate of absorption are not statistically significantly different from those of the standard when administered at the same molar dose
Bioequivalence
Is a requirement imposed by the Food and Drug Administration for in vitro and/or in vivo and testing of specified drug products which must be satisfied as a condition of marketing
Bioequivalence Requirement
Deals with the physical and chemical properties of the drug substance, the dosage form, and the body and the biological effectiveness of a drug and/or drug product upon administration
Biopharmaceutics
Is the actual site of action of drugs in the body
Biophase
Is the speed of blood perfusion in an organ, usually expressed in ml/100 g organ weight/min
Blood Flow Rate
Demonstrate the concentration in the blood, plasma or serum upon administration of dosage form by various routes of administration
Blood-, Plasma- or Serum-Levels
Is the sum of all body regions (organs and tissue) in which the drug concentration is in instantaneous equilibrium with that in blood or plasma
Central Compartment
Is the study of pharmacokinetic drug parameters as affected by circadian rhythm or diurnal variation
Chronopharmacokinetics
Is the biological clock controlling rhythms of processes during a twenty-four hour cycle which is based on endogenous factors
Circadian Rhythm
Is the application of pharmacokinetic principles in the safe and effective treatment of individual patients, and the optimization of drug therapy
Clinical Pharmacokinetics
Is an entity in which can be described by a definite volume and a concentration of drug contained in that volume
Compartment
Is the difference in the concentration in two phases usually separated by a membrane
Concentration Gradient
Is the ratio of creatinine excreted in urine to the concentration of creatinine in plasma
Creatinine Clearance