PHRD-423: Calculations III: Biophrmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics

This course is the third part of a four-semester calculations series. This course focuses on calculations of biopharmaceutic and pharmacokinetic parameters. Topics such as absorption, distribution, metabilism and elimination as well as the effect of patient characteristics and disease states on drug disposition will be discussed. Through lectures, practice questions, and clinical quizzes, students will learn how to calculate pharmacokinetic parameters and appropriately apply them to drug dosing. [ 3 credits ]