Calculate the dose of drug according to age and body weight by using different formulas Calculate the pharmacokinetic parameters: plasma half-life, loading dose, maintenance dose, drug clearance and volume of distribution of a drug.

(Katzung Pharma + Slides (do and make notes))

• What are the two basic parameters in pharmacokinetics when determining the dose to give to the patient
• Pharmacokinetics with its processes
• Routes of Drug Administration
• Factors affecting Drug Absorption
• Distribution
• Metabolism
• Excretion
• What is Lipid Water Partition Coefficient
• Clearance
• Half Life
• Bioavailability
• First Pass - Elimination
• Rational Dosage Regimen
• Maintenance Dose
• Loading Dose
• Which pharmacokinetic term is most important in considering a defining rational steady state of the dose regimen