The Two Faces of Pharmacokinetics

There are two main branches of Mathematics: Calculus and Geometry; in Physics there are Constructive Theories and Principle Theories. Similarly in Pharmacokinetics we can build models with two opposite approaches, the bottom-up and the top-down point of view. In this short opinion article I will try...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aldo Rescigno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences 2010-02-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/jpps/index.php/JPPS/article/view/6936
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Summary:There are two main branches of Mathematics: Calculus and Geometry; in Physics there are Constructive Theories and Principle Theories. Similarly in Pharmacokinetics we can build models with two opposite approaches, the bottom-up and the top-down point of view. In this short opinion article I will try to show, with the help of a few examples, the advantages of each one of the two approaches.
ISSN:1482-1826