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pharmacokinetics

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pharmacokinetics.

Editorial note

Are you meaning to suggest that they have the same pharmacokinetics, or similar acute or chronic use symptoms?

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of pharmacokinetics gathered in one view.

noun

(pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.

noun

(pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pharmacokinetics.

noun

(pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.

noun

(pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.

Example sentences

1

Are you meaning to suggest that they have the same pharmacokinetics, or similar acute or chronic use symptoms?

2

Methadone has a bad reputation because of 1) its association with treatment of heroin addiction and 2) its pharmacokinetics.

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At one time it did not want to give me the pharmacokinetics of one medication because of its ToS.

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The pharmacokinetics of pill-form melatonin may be responsible for the uneven-, or late-onset and morning grogginess.

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Every living being have different physiology, so there are differences in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; all of that is explainable at molecular level.

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Here is a free article covering a study in humans comparing the pharmacokinetics of high-fructose corn syrup to those of sucrose [1].

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I always take Wikipedia with a grain of salt, especially when it comes to pharmacology / pharmacodynamics / pharmacokinetics.

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On the other hand Pharmacokinetics meets once a week in the professor's office.

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Generics may have the same active ingredient but (vastly) different pharmacokinetics - i.e.

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There are lots of books about pharmacokinetics, but this one is notable for being so clear, direct, precise, and readable.

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Patches are changed once per day, and their pharmacokinetics isn't addictive (the nicotine blood levels rise too slowly to give you a dopamine boost).

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I don't know the pharmacokinetics of GLP-1 drugs but my guess is that they don't have the same sort of effects on SC tissue?

Quote examples

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"Danger" is function of half-life, decay mode, and pharmacokinetics, and some longer-lived isotopes are more dangerous than some shorter-lived isotopes.

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...and no, you can't compare LD50 for iv injected LSD with injested or mouth-absorbed LSD, there might be very different pharmacokinetics and the deaths from injected doses might be a "reflex" heart stop or some other preventable cardiovascular side-effect.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use pharmacokinetics in a sentence?

Are you meaning to suggest that they have the same pharmacokinetics, or similar acute or chronic use symptoms?

What does pharmacokinetics mean?

(pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.

What part of speech is pharmacokinetics?

pharmacokinetics is commonly used as noun.