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Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetics (PK) is the study of how the body responds to medications during the course of exposure. This is strongly related to pharmacodynamics, which closely investigates the drug's impact on the body, but it differs from it in important ways.

This field typically looks at four basic parameters:

absorption,

distribution,

metabolism,

and excretion (ADME)

Given the diverse physiology and lifestyles of patients, practitioners can more easily prescribe and administer medications that will have the greatest benefit at the lowest risk by having a solid grasp of these processes. They can also make adjustments as needed.

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