Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Wednesday Word of the day: Pharmacokinetics

PHARMACOKINETICS: The processes (in a living organism) of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of a drug or vaccine.

This is one of the first things done in a drug investigation. It goes hand in hand with toxicity. Companies pay A LOT of money to do these studies, so they better be right when the drug hits the clinic.

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