Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics Book for B.Pharm 6th Semester
| Author’s Name | Dr. Sunil Kumar Dr. N. Deattu, Dr. (Prof.) N.B. Santha Sheela |
| Editions | Latest Edition |
| Publishers | Thakur Publication Pvt Ltd |
A Textbook of Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics, B.Pharmacy VI-Semester
| Author’s Name | Dr.Shaik Harun Rasheed |
| Editions | Latest Edition |
| Publishers | SIA Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd |
BIOPHARMACEUTICS AND PHARMACOKINETICS (SEM VI) Textbook
| Author’s Name | ATUL AKSHAY, RAQEEB |
| Editions | Latest Edition |
| Publishers | S VIKAS AND COMPANY (PV) |
Biopharmacutics and Pharmacokinetics – A Treatise Paperback
| Author’s Name | Brahmankar Jaiswal |
| Editions | Latest Edition |
| Publishers | Vallabha prakashan |
Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics Topic-wise Summary
Introduction to Biopharmaceutics
- Absorption
- Mechanisms of drug absorption through GIT
- Factors influencing drug absorption through GIT
- Absorption of drugs from non-per-oral extravascular routes
- Mechanisms of drug absorption through GIT
- Distribution
- Tissue permeability of drugs
- Binding of drugs
- Apparent volume of drug distribution
- Plasma and tissue protein binding of drugs
- Factors affecting protein-drug binding
- Kinetics of protein binding
- Clinical significance of protein binding of drugs
- Tissue permeability of drugs
Elimination
- Drug metabolism and basic understanding of metabolic pathways
- Renal excretion of drugs
- Factors affecting renal excretion of drugs
- Renal clearance
- Factors affecting renal excretion of drugs
- Non-renal routes of drug excretion
Bioavailability and Bioequivalence
- Definitions and objectives of bioavailability
- Absolute and relative bioavailability
- Measurement of bioavailability
- In-vitro drug dissolution models
- In-vitro–in-vivo correlations
- Bioequivalence studies
- Methods to enhance the dissolution rates and bioavailability of poorly soluble drugs
Pharmacokinetics
- Definition and introduction to pharmacokinetics
- Models of pharmacokinetics
- Compartment models
- Non-compartment models
- Physiological models
- One-compartment open model:
a. Intravenous injection (Bolus)
b. Intravenous infusion
c. Extravascular administration
- Compartment models
- Pharmacokinetic parameters
- KE (Elimination rate constant)
- t1/2 (Half-life)
- Vd (Volume of distribution)
- AUC (Area under curve)
- Ka (Absorption rate constant)
- Clt (Total clearance)
- CLR (Renal clearance)
- KE (Elimination rate constant)
- Definition, methods of estimation, significance, and clinical application of parameters
Multicompartment Models
- Two-compartment open model
- IV bolus kinetics
- Kinetics of multiple dosing
- Steady-state drug levels
Calculation of loading and maintenance doses and their clinical significance
Nonlinear Pharmacokinetics
- Introduction
- Factors causing non-linearity
- Michaelis-Menten method of estimating parameters
- Explanation with examples of drugs