Grapefruit–drug interactions
Drug interactions with grapefruit juice
general/pharmacokinetics
Maintenance dose
Amount of drug given to keep previously established blood level
general/pharmacokinetics
Compartment (pharmacokinetics)
Defined volume of body fluids, typically of the human body
general/pharmacokinetics
Distribution (pharmacology)
Movement of drug through the body
general/pharmacokinetics
Active metabolite
Form of a substance after metabolism
general/pharmacokinetics
Bolus (medicine)
Way to administer medicine
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Bioequivalence
Similarity between preparations of a drug
general/pharmacokinetics
PEGylation
Chemical reaction
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Prodrug
Compound that is metabolized into a pharmacologically active drug
general/pharmacokinetics
Therapeutic index
Quantitative measurement of the relative safety of a drug
general/pharmacokinetics
Microdosing
Drug experimentation technique
general/pharmacokinetics
Therapeutic drug monitoring
Study of medicines and blood
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Toxication
Biological process of increasing toxicity
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Volume of distribution
Theoretical drug measure in pharmacology
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Area under the curve (pharmacokinetics)
Integral of drug concentration in blood plasma over time
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Polypharmacy
Use of five or more medications daily
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Loading dose
Amount of drug given to establish desired blood level
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Ion trapping
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