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	---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHARMACOKINETICS: Essential Theory and Practical Considerations // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enhance your appreciation and understanding of pharmacokinetics by attending this unique three-day course in Nova Scotia's charming and historic Annapolis Valley: COURSE DESCRIPTION // ------------------------------------- As every scientist in the pharmaceutical industry knows, the pharmacokinetics of a drug must be thoroughly studied before it has any chance of reaching the pharmacists' shelves. Early clinical trials are undertaken primarily to determine the pharmacokinetic parameters characteristics of each new pharmacological entity. The applications of pharmacokinetics, of course, extend beyond research and development to routine clinical practice where clinical pharmacokinetics is utilized in devising individualized dosing regimens, particularly for chronically administered drugs with low therapeutic indices. Given its importance in drug research and its relevance to modern drug marketing, it is imperative that key scientific, clinical and marketing staff members within the innovative pharmaceutical industry have at least a basic understanding of the science of pharmacokinetics. Highly regarded by hundreds of former attendees from both the pharmaceutical industry and government agencies, this popular course has been presented at various venues in North America and the U.K. since 1987. PARTIAL COURSE CONTENTS // ---------------------------------------------- Physico-chemical determinants of drug disposition Kinetics of drug absorption Kinetics of elimination processes First order rate constants and half-life Apparent volume of distribution Clearance concepts Area under concentration-time curves Compartmental models First-pass effects Steady-state concepts Bioavailability Mean residence times Drug metabolism (biotransformation) Fraction absorbed (Wagner-Nelson) plots Drug protein binding Pharmacokinetic variabilities Pharmacokinetics computer programs PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTOR > Peter W. Mullen, Ph.D. SUMMER VENUE // ---------------------------------------------- JULY 21 - 23, 2008 Acadia University (click HERE to visit Acadia University's website) Wolfville Nova Scotia Canada B0P 1X0 To register for this course CLICK HERE.