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pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetics

Introduction Pharmacokinetic is the kinesis (movement) of pharmacological substances (drugs) throughout the body, which includes all phases and processes from entering to leaving the body. It is merely “what the body does with the drug.” Those drug kinetics can be broadly divided into 4 (ADME): If the drug is administered intravenously, there are only three […]

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Definition of drug

W.H.O. Definition of Drug “Any substance or product that is used or intended to be used to modify or explore physiological systems or pathological states for the benefit of the recipient.” Conventional definition of Drug Drug is a substance used for the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of a disease in human beings or animals. But,

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