BP304T · Semester 3 · B.Pharm
Unit II — Pharmacokinetics
General Pharmacology
This study page introduces Pharmacokinetics in General Pharmacology (BP304T), B.Pharm Semester 3. Read the selected definitions and short notes below, then download the full unit PDF.
Topics in this unit
- Drug Absorption: Mechanisms, Membrane Transporters, Bioavailability, Bioequivalence & Affecting Factors
- Drug Distribution: Compartments, Volume of Distribution, Storage Sites & Plasma Protein Binding
- Drug Metabolism (Biotransformation) & Drug Excretion
Definitions and short notes
Selected extracts from this unit’s notes. Download the full PDF below for the remaining topics and examples.
Drug absorption
the movement of a drug from its site of administration (for example, the stomach after swallowing a tablet) into the blood circulation. Simple meaning: the drug "enters" the body properly so it can travel to where it is needed. A drug given by injection into a vein (IV) does not need absorption because it is already in the blood.
Unit PDF · page 2
Biological membrane
a thin wall (made mostly of fats called lipids) that surrounds every cell. A drug must cross this fatty wall to move from one place to another inside the body. Think of it as a border fence with special gates.
Unit PDF · page 2
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