Continuing Education Credit Designation
This educational activity is credited for 6 hours at completion of the activity.
Overview
Drugs are used to prevent, cure, or control various diseases. To achieve this goal, adequate concentrations of the drug must be delivered to the target tissues so that therapeutic levels are obtained. Pharmacological and toxicological actions of drugs are mainly related to their plasma concentrations. Consequently, healthcare professionals who administer drugs must recognize the onset of a drug’s action as well as the intensity and duration of its effect. In turn, these are controlled by four fundamental pathways of drug movement and modification in the body, namely absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. This learning content provides an overview of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics through the identification of common definitions and terminology and provides a brief overview of the effects of a drug in single versus two compartment model administration.
Objectives
Upon completion of the reading content, the healthcare professional will be able to:
Define absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
Identify and differentiate between pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
Describe the dosage response curves
Identify the importance of half-life and clearance of a drug
Recall the P450 metabolic pathway
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Disclosures
Fast CE For Less, Inc. and its authors have no disclosures. There is no commercial support.
