Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism

The course deals with:

-the fate of drugs in the organism such as absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination as well as influencing factors

-pharmacokinetic parameters such as half-life, clearance, distribution volume and bioavailability, and their impact on the intensity and duration of drug effects

-basic mathematical models and quantitative descriptions of how the accessibility of drug substance depends on absorption, distribution and elimination

-drug metabolising organs and enzyme systems

-drug dosage

-individual variation

-drugs and the elderly

-drug interaction

-drug toxicology

Instruction is in the form of lectures, seminars, exercises and laboratory work. Active participation in all seminars and laboratory activities is mandatory.

Progressive specialisation: G1F (has less than 60 credits in first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Education level: Undergraduate level

Admission requirements: Pharmacology 15 ECTS cr.

Selection: Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.

This course is included in the following programme

• Bioscience Programme: Pharmacy (studied during year 3)