Clinical Pharmacokinetics: Dosing and Monitoring

Topics you will cover:

• The fish tank – A simplified model of first-order elimination
• Dosing basics – How to determine the right amount of drug for a patient
• The ups and downs of predicting changes in drug concentration
• The challenges of assessing renal and hepatic clearance
• What pharmacists need to know about dosing aminoglycosides and vancomycin
• Clinical application – vancomycin and gentamycin case practice