pharmacokinetics

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  1. Process of the @[email protected] of drugs by the body, the @[email protected] they undergo, the distribution of the drugs and their @[email protected] in the tissues, and the @[email protected] of the drugs and their metabolites from the body over a period of time.
  2. Study of such processes.
Source:
PAC, 2004, 76, 1033. (Glossary of terms used in toxicokinetics (IUPAC Recommendations 2003)) on page 1064 [Terms] [Paper]
This definition replaces an earlier definition of pharmacokinetics.
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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