Principles of Nonlinear Pharmacokinetics

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Article

Publication Date

2001

Abstract

Nonlinear pharmacokinetics, as opposed to the more commonly observed linear pharmacokinetics, is a topic of discussion in most basic pharmacokinetics courses offered to pharmacy students. Although nonlinearity in pharmacokinet- ics may occur in all aspects of pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, and/or elimination), most introductory courses focus on nonlinearity in the metabolism or Michaelis- Menten kinetics. The materials presented in this article are learning tools that the instructor uses to facilitate students learning of this topic during two 75-minute sessions at Texas Tech School of Pharmacy. The tools provided to students include expected outcomes, specific objectives, a reading handout on the topic, a practice problem to be discussed in class, additional computer-generated practice problems, a homework assignment, computer simulations used inside and outside the classroom, and daily quizzes offered at the end of each class.

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This article was originally published in American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, volume 65, issue 2, in 2001. DOI: aj650212.pdf

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American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

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