pharmacokinetics

American  

[fahr-muh-koh-ki-net-iks, -kahy-] / ˌfɑr mə koʊ kɪˈnɛt ɪks, -kaɪ- /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.

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pharmacokinetics British  

/ ˌfɑːməkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪks, -kaɪ- /

noun

1. the branch of pharmacology concerned with the way drugs are taken into, move around, and are eliminated from, the body

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Other Word Forms

• pharmacokineticist
  noun
• pharmacokinetic
  adjective
• pharmacokinetically
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of pharmacokinetics

First recorded in 1955–60; pharmaco- + kinetics

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

pharmacokinetics

"In terms of potency, it will be hard to improve the molecule any further, but there are many other properties to consider and optimize, for example, pharmacokinetics, metabolism and aqueous solubility," says Kitamura.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024

She was among 16 advisers who said trial data and pharmacokinetics, a branch of science that studies the movement of drugs in the body, brought them to a clear conclusion about the oral drugs.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 12, 2023

Dostmann, whose expertise is in pharmacokinetics, or how a drug works in the body, and Lounsbury, who focuses on the body's physiological and biological response to a drug, will teach some of the course.

From US News ● Dec. 9, 2015

In second place, with 7.5 percent, an inquiry into pharmacokinetics: Why does it take 45 minutes for the pharmacy to get your prescription ready—even when no one else is waiting?

From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2012

“I don't have many reviewers for the pharmacokinetics papers so I've been pushing to get people engaged,” says Gayle Brazeau, the journal's associate editor.

From Nature ● Oct. 12, 2011

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