1 Bioavailability 1; 2. Rate processes in biological systems 5; 3. Principles of pharmacokinetics 45; 4. Biopharmaceutics: clinical applications of pharmacokinetic parameters 107; 5. Dosage regimens 173; 6. Pharmacokinetic aspects of structural modification in drug design and therapy 213; 7. An overview of pharmacokinetic applications in clinical practice 290; Appendix A: Fick's law 338; Appendix B: Vd 341; Appendix C: Area under I.V. curves 346; Appendix D: Multiple-dose equations 348; Appendix E: List of symbols of general occurrence 351.

For a decade and a half, Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacokinetics has been used in theclassrooms around the world as an introductory textbook on biophannaceutics and phannacokinetics. Now, the new Fourth Edition, Revised and Expanded further enhances the preceding editions'proven features, introducing significant advances in clinical pharmacokinetics, pharmacokineticdesign of drugs and dosage forms, and model-independent analyses. Still usable without prior knowledge of calculus or kinetics, this successfully implemented workbookmaintains a carefully graduated "building block" presentation, incorporating sample problemsand exercises throughout for a thorough understanding of the material.Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacokinetics features a growth-oriented format that systematicallydevelops and interrelates all subject matter .. . introduces basic theory and fields of application... emphasizes model-independent pharmacokinetic analyses ... presents biopharmaceutical aspectsof product design and evaluation .. . offers a unique approach to teaching dosage regimen design andindividualization . .. and considers structural modification of drug molecules for problems associatedwith pharmacokinetics. As a comprehensive coverage of the basic principles and the recent achievements in the field, noother textbook does as much for students of pharmacy, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, andmedicine, or for scientists who desire a simple but thorough introduction to theory and application.

This book deals with the basics, of the two disciplines of biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics. Different factors such as biological, physiochemical and formulation that influence the therapeutic efficacy of a drug are covered in biopharmaceutics. The absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs are studied under this subject. Basics of biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics help to understand the various procedures and advances in drug design, product development, therapeutic drug monitoring, etc. The pharmacokinetics part of this book covers the fundamentals of one compartment open model, multi-compartmental models. One compartment open model is presented in an elaborate manner to make the students familiar with various aspects of pharmacokinetics. Mathematical equations are developed using simple integration and differentiation methods to enable the students to understand the concepts easily. Practice problems are provided where ever necessary, and a question bank is included at the end of each chapter to enhance student s knowledge. Extreme care has been exercised to present the concepts in a simple way. Every biological scientist should have knowledge in statistics in order to assess the significance of the results of his experiments. Hence, a chapter on biostatistics with practice problems is included in the book.