Friday, July 6, 2007

Rates,Rate Constants and Order

The principles of pharmacokinetics form the basis for drug formulations. A practicing pharmacist uses them during clinical applications.These principles would help in optimising
the drug therapy to its fullest beneficial effects.It is required to know the rates,rate constant and order of reactions.Different drugs are used in the body based on this principles by different mechanisms depending on their concentrations and various physico-chemical properties.It is required to become well-versed with these concepts to understand the pharmacokinetic aspects of drugs for rational therapy in clinical practice.

Omkarnath Kamalapurkar.