Human Drug Metabolism

Description:

Drug metabolism is a core area of pharmacology. Before any drug can be licensed it is essential to know how the body metabolises the drug, and the short and long-term effects it has on the body. It is an area of rapid advancement, which brings together the fields of pharmacy, pharmacology and medicine. This new text provides a concise, user-friendly introduction to drug metabolism that is ideal for undergraduates. Focusing on a conceptual understanding of the drug metabolism system, the book illustrates the basic mechanisms on how xenobiotics are detected, chemically modified and then eliminated from human systems.

subjects: Medical,  Nonfiction,  Pharmaceutical Preparations,  Psychological aspects,  Drugs,  Toxicity,  Metabolism,  Xenobiotics,  Drugs, metabolism,  Psychological effect,  Médicaments,  Métabolisme,  Xénobiotiques,  Aspect psychologique,  Arzneimittel,  Stoffwechselphysiologie