pharmacokinetics Flashcards

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what is pharmacokinetics

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study of how medications:
Enter the body
 Are absorbed and distributed into cells, tissues, or organs
 Reach their site of action
 Alter physiological functions
 Are metabolized
 Exit the body

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what are the processes of pharmacokinetics

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absorption
distribution
metabolism
excretion

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