This article throws light upon the three main types of pharmacokinetic variables of drugs. The variables are: 1. Plasma Half-Life (t1/2β) 2. Volumes of Distribution 3. Total Body Clearance (CIB). Type # 1. Plasma Half-Life (t1/2β): Half-life is defined as the time of declining the initial plasma drug concentration by half. It is also known as the half-time of elimination [...]
This article throws light upon the three main types of incompatibility of drugs in prescription. The types are: 1. Therapeutic (Pharmacological) Incompatibility 2. Chemical Incompatibility 3. Physical Incompatibility. Type # 1. Therapeutic (Pharmacological) Incompatibility: It occurs as a result of antagonistic (opposite) pharmacological effects in the patients or interfere with drug absorption following administration e.g., simultaneous administration of physostigmine and [...]
Any noxious, undesired and unintended response appearing following prophylactic, diagnostic or therapeutic use of a drug administered at an appropriate dose level and that occurs within a reasonable time frame of administration of the drug is known as an adverse drug reaction. Adverse drug reactions are more commonly observed in human medical practice and such true drug related disorders are [...]