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Pharmacology: Pharmacokinetics — Clinical Reference Document

Pharmacology · Clinical Bases

How it begins

Análisis exhaustivo y clínicamente orientado de los procesos LADME, los parámetros farmacocinéticos fundamentales, los modelos matemáticos de descripción, las poblaciones especiales y las aplicaciones terapéuticas de la monitorización de fármacos.

What it covers

  1. Fundamentals of Pharmacokinetics and the LADME Scheme
  2. · 1.1 The LADME Scheme: Integrative Conceptual Framework
  3. · 1.2 Transmembrane Transport Mechanisms
  4. Release and Absorption From the Site of Administration to Systemic Circulation
  5. · 2.1 Pharmaceutical Forms and Release
  6. · 2.2 Gastrointestinal Absorption Mechanisms
  7. · 2.3 Routes of Administration: Pharmacokinetic Characterization
  8. · 2.4 Bioavailability (F): Concept, Types and Determinants
  9. · 2.5 The First Pass Effect: Hepatic and Intestinal
  10. Distribution Volume of Distribution, Protein Binding and Physiological Barriers
  11. · 3.1 Apparent Volume of Distribution (Vd)
  12. · 3.2 Binding to Plasma Proteins: Albumin, α1-AGP and Lipoproteins
  13. · 3.3 The Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB): Structure and Transport
  14. · 3.4 Placental Barrier and Breastfeeding: Pharmacological Considerations
  15. Metabolism / Biotransformation CYP450 System, Phases I and II, Pharmacogenomics
  16. · 4.1 Phase I and Phase II Reactions
  17. · 4.2 The CYP450 System: Isoforms, Substrates, Inducers and Inhibitors
  18. · 4.3 Pharmacogenetic Polymorphisms of Metabolism
  19. · 4.4 Enzyme Inducers and Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Consequences
  20. · 4.5 Prodrugs and Active Metabolites: Therapeutic Relevance
  21. Excretion Renal, Biliary Elimination and Total Clearance
  22. · 5.1 Renal Elimination: The Predominant Mechanism
  23. · 5.2 Biliary Excretion and Enterohepatic Circulation
  24. · 5.3 Other Excretion Routes
  25. · 5.4 Clarification (Cl): Integrative Concept
  26. Pharmacokinetic Parameters AUC, Cmax, Tmax, t½, Steady State and Models
  27. · 6.1 The Fundamental Parameters of the C-t Curve
  28. · 6.2 Steady State (Steady State, Css)
  29. · 6.3 Loading Dose and Maintenance Dose
  30. · 6.4 Pharmacokinetic Models: Compartments
  31. Order 1, Order 0 and Michaelis-Menten Elimination Kinetics: Phenytoin and Ethanol
  32. · 7.1 First Order Kinetics (Linear)
  33. · 7.2 Zero Order Kinetics (Non-Linear by Saturation)
  34. · 7.3 Michaelis-Menten Kinetics: Phenytoin, Ethanol and Non-Linearity
  35. Special Populations IR, IH, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Pregnancy and Obesity
  36. · 8.1 Renal Failure (IR): Dose Adjustment
  37. · 8.2 Liver Failure (LI): Child-Pugh and MELD
  38. · 8.3 Pediatric Pharmacokinetics: From Neonate to Adolescent
  39. · 8.4 Geriatrics: The Multiple Pharmacokinetic Changes of Aging
  40. · 8.5 Pregnancy and Obesity
  41. Comprehensive Clinical Applications TDM, Interactions, Pharmacogenomics and PK/PD
  42. · 9.1 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM)
  43. · 9.2 Pharmacokinetic Interactions: Mechanisms and Risk Classification
  44. · 9.3 Pharmacogenomics in Clinical Practice: Current Implementation
  45. · 9.4 Pharmacokinetics / Pharmacodynamics Integration (PK/PD)

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Subject
Pharmacology
Category
Clinical Bases
Type
Study Guide
Sections
45
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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