DISCUSSION The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles of…

Question Answered step-by-step DISCUSSION The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles of… DISCUSSIONThe pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles of drug administration are important for you to understand and remember to safely administer any medication. Pharmacokinetics includes the principles of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. According to Lilley et al. (2019), it is what the body does to the drug whereas pharmacodynamics is the study of what the drug does to the body. Age related changes can affect pharmacokinetics but not pharmacodynamics. Some questions for you to think about as you read your textbook and complete  personalized learning platform (edapt): What are some of the ways a drug can be administered and therefore absorbed into the body? How do these different ways affect drug absorption?How does the Cytochrome P450 enzyme system affect drug metabolism? This is important for you to know as this system can cause many adverse drug effects depending on whether the drugs are inducers or inhibitors.What you have learned about the aging process and how it can affect each one of the pharmacokinetic principles.  Remember that with advancing age, the body’s processes also age, contributing to impairment of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (Mangoni and Jackson, 2004), What are some of these aging changes?Define half-life and give an example of the half-life of a medication. The concept of half-life is one that student’s find challenging to understand and is an important one to understand. Health Science Science Nursing NR 293 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)