October 23-27
Metabolism
Diabetes
Interactive Workshop- Glucose Metabolisms and Diabetes
Review the Week 3 required Rx Bricks
Read the following Rx Bricks covering Pharmacokinetics.
Guide your study to understand these key concepts and principles:
ADME, Bioavailability (F), Vd, Drug elimination (First vs Zero order kinetics), Drug half life, clearance (Cl), elimination rate constant (k), plasma drug concentration (Cp), loading dose, maintenance dose (and also how to calculate such dosing).
Read the following book chapter, and give particular attention to understanding dose calculations (i.e. loading and maintenance dosing of a drug).