2019 - Pharmacokinetics/Biopharmaceutics for Chemists/Analysts

Describing and defining pharmacokinetics and biopharmaceutics
Overview of relevant cardiovascular and gastrointestinal physiology
Importance and necessity of clear understanding of relevance of physiology and pharmacokinetics for analysts
Differentiating drugs/medicines from drug/medicinal products concerning safety, efficacy and quality aspects
Describing journey of a drug through the body and its compartmentalization
Explaining commonly used terminologies-I: drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination
Explaining commonly used terminologies-II: plasma drug concentration-time profile, area under the curve (AUC), Cmax, Tmax, apparent volume of distribution, elimination rate constant, half-life
Assessment of drug products: Innovators vs generic, concepts of bioavailability/bioequivalence, in vitro-in vivo evaluations
Overview of regulatory requirements and guidance’s