Introduction to Pharmacokinetics

Robertson, Deborah A. F.

dc.contributor.author	Robertson, Deborah A. F.	*
dc.date.accessioned	2017-06-09T07:54:36Z
dc.date.available	2017-06-09T07:54:36Z
dc.date.issued	2017-03-16
dc.identifier.citation	Robertson, D. (2017). Introduction to Pharmacokinetics. Nurse Prescribing, 15(3), 146-148.
dc.identifier.issn	1479-9189
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10034/620534
dc.description.abstract	Pharmacology is an area many nurse prescribers tell me that they worry about. This is whether they are prescribing students or qualified prescribers. They are very aware of the importance of pharmacological knowledge and its impact on safe prescribing. They typically want to know how much information they need to know and what depth and breadth that information should take. Another area they worry about is how many drugs they need to be familiar with? This series of pharmacology articles will explore some concepts in pharmacology to support the prescriber in developing that knowledge. This article begins by examining the basic concepts of pharmacokinetics to allow the reader to improve their understanding of drug handling within the body. It will explore the processes of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion to chart a drugs ‘route’ from administration to elimination.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	MA Healthcare	en
dc.relation.url	http://www.markallengroup.com/ma-healthcare/nurse-prescribing	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	en
dc.subject	Prescribing	en
dc.subject	Pharmacology	en
dc.title	Introduction to Pharmacokinetics	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.contributor.department	University of Chester
dc.identifier.journal	Nurse Prescribing
dc.internal.reviewer-note	Checking version of work with Debbie - SM 08/06/2017	en
dc.date.accepted	2017-02-16
or.grant.openaccess	Yes	en
rioxxterms.funder	Unfunded	en
rioxxterms.identifier.project	Unfunded	en
rioxxterms.version	AM	en
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate	2017-03-16
html.description.abstract	Pharmacology is an area many nurse prescribers tell me that they worry about. This is whether they are prescribing students or qualified prescribers. They are very aware of the importance of pharmacological knowledge and its impact on safe prescribing. They typically want to know how much information they need to know and what depth and breadth that information should take. Another area they worry about is how many drugs they need to be familiar with? This series of pharmacology articles will explore some concepts in pharmacology to support the prescriber in developing that knowledge. This article begins by examining the basic concepts of pharmacokinetics to allow the reader to improve their understanding of drug handling within the body. It will explore the processes of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion to chart a drugs ‘route’ from administration to elimination.