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Danny D Shen
PCEUT 506
Seattle Campus
Covers the fundamentals of pharmacokinetics. Includes lectures and laboratory exercises on the key concepts in pharmacokinetics, including compartmental kinetics, clearance, protein binding, bioavailability, pharmacodynamics, clinical pharmacokinentics, and Michaelis-Menten kinetics.
Class description
This is an intermediate level course in fundamentals of pharmacokinetics, and is intended to bridge the gap between the undergraduate (PCEUT 405) and advanced graduate (PCEUT 501-2) course offering in this area. There will be in-depth discussion on the key concepts in pharmacokinetics, including compartmental kinetics, clearance, multiple dosing, plasma protein binding, bioavailability and first-pass, metabolite kinetics, pharmacodynamics, and Michaelis-Menten kinetics.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Concepts will be reviewed and discussed through a question-and-answer format.
Recommended preparation
PCEUT 405 or an equivalent in basic pharmacokinetics is a pre-requisite to this course.
Class assignments and grading
Assigned text readings before class.
There will be a mid-term written exam and a comprehensive final oral exam.
