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1 Day Fundamentals of Pharmacokinetics Seminar: The Processes that a Drug Undergoes After Administration
Dublin, Dec. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Full Day Virtual Seminar on Fundamentals of Pharmacokinetics" webinar has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
Pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) play a key role in drug development, and a good understanding of the implications of PK/PD data is crucial when designing clinical trials or preparing a drug submission dossier.
As a professional working with PK/PD data on a regular basis, you must have a solid understanding of the topic to communicate effectively with the development teams - a daunting and challenging task, due to the breadth and complexity of the topic area.
This course assumes no prior PK knowledge and aims to give you a broad understanding of this fascinating subject, using multiple case studies and relevant examples. You will learn what pharmacokinetics involves, what data is collected, and its impact on the drug development process. By learning these skills, you will be able to understand, communicate, and challenge the data presented to you.
Why Should You Attend
To get a better understanding of the different aspects that contribute to the pharmacokinetic profile of a new chemical entity. PK studies asses drug exposure to facilitate drug development. PK studies offer great support to learn and confirm the key characteristics of new molecular entities in a quantitative manner. This provides evidences for optimizing drug development plans and enabling critical decision-making. Drug development without PK is considered at a higher risk of failure.
Key Learning Objectives
The course reviews the general concepts and basic elements of pharmacokinetics. The course will describe the processes that a drug undergoes after administration such as the absorption (when not administered intravenously), the distribution, including plasma protein binding, the metabolism (the biotransformation of the drug into its metabolites) and the excretion (via the bile in faces and via the kidney in urine).
The use of PK during drug development will also be described. PK studies can facilitate knowledge management and decision making to streamline drug discovery and development and to reduce the attrition rate.
The following topics will be discussed in detail:
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Volume of distribution
Plasma protein binding
Clearance
Elimination half-life
Who Should Attend:
Clinical research associates, medicinal chemists, pharmacologists, toxicologists, project managers, business development managers, medical writers.
Key Topics Covered:
THE ROLE OF PK IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT
What is PK?
Pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacokinetics
Definitions
UNDERSTAND THE PK/PD MODEL OF THERAPEUTICS
Dose, concentration, biophase, effect, clinical endpoints
THE IMPORTANCE OF PK THROUGHOUT DRUG R&D
The Increasing Importance of PK In the Go/No Go Decision
Inter disciplinary Interaction in The Pharmaceutical Industry - Let's all Speak the Same Language
PK and the Regulatory Authorities
PK As a Strategy Tool
How PK Knowledge Is Used to Reduce Time and Cost
WHAT DO WE MEASURE AND HOW DO WE MEASURE IT?
Fundamentals of Pharmacokinetics:
ABSORPTION
Administration routes: oral, intravenous, parenteral, local
Site of absorption
Factors affecting the absorption
Molecular weight
Solubility
Permeability
Ionization
Bioavailability: rate and extent
Drug transporters: how do they affect drug absorption?
DISTRIBUTION
Physiology of distribution processes
Physiological values of distribution volumes
Plasma protein binding why do we measure it?
Drug transporters: how do they affect drug distribution?
Volume of distribution of small molecule vs biological products
METABOLISM
Physiology of metabolic processes
Phase 1 and Phase 2 metabolism
Metabolic enzymes
Liver first pass effect
Metabolite identification: always possible?
Pharmacologically active metabolites
Toxic metabolites
Drug transporters: how do they affect drug metabolism?
What the Regulatory Authorities require?
ELIMINATION
Physiology of elimination processes
Biliary elimination
Enterohepatic cycling
Urinary excretion, active secretion, and reabsorption
Physiological values describing the elimination processes
Drug transporters: how do they affect elimination?
Is elimination always necessary?
MAIN PHARMACOKINETIC PARAMETERS
Basic Terminology Such as Half-Life, Clearance, and Volume of Distribution
Physiological relevance and interrelationship between clearance, volume of distribution, and half-life
Total plasma clearance, hepatic clearance, renal clearance
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