Clinical Pharmacokinetics Handbook.007142542X Clinical pharmacokinetics pharmacokinetics /phar·ma·co·ki·net·ics/ (fahr?mah-ko-ki-net´iks) the action of drugs in the body over a period of time, including the processes of absorption, distribution, localization in tissues, biotransformation, and excretion. handbook. Bauer, Larry A. McGraw-Hill 2006 479 pages $44.95 Paperback RM301 This handbook is an updated distillation distillation, process used to separate the substances composing a mixture. It involves a change of state, as of liquid to gas, and subsequent condensation. The process was probably first used in the production of intoxicating beverages. of an earlier work by Bauer (pharmacy and laboratory medicine, U. of Washington), Applied Clinical Pharmacokinetics (2001), presenting most of the same information, but in outline form and designed to be easily carried in a lab coat pocket in patient care areas. Covering antibiotics, cardiovascular agents, anticonvulsants Anticonvulsants Drugs used to control seizures, such as in epilepsy. Mentioned in: Antipsychotic Drugs, Osteoporosis , immunosupressants, and other drugs, the handbook provides calculation methods for dosage dosage /dos·age/ (do´saj) the determination and regulation of the size, frequency, and number of doses. dos·age n. 1. Administration of a therapeutic agent in prescribed amounts. , dosage techniques, patient-specific monitoring criteria, tables and charts of dosing calculations, and case scenarios. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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