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Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. pharmacokinetics. the study of the movement of drugs in the body, including the processes of absorption, distribution, localization in tissues, biotransformation, and excretion. adj., adj pharmacokinetÂ´ic.
of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. It will identify the main targets for drug action and allow you to develop an understanding of drug absorp-tion, distribution, metabolism and excretion. Put simply: pharmacodynamics is the effect that drugs have on the body; while pharmacokinetics is the study of the way in which drugs move through the body dur-