Pharmacokinetics is -: (A) Study of drug movement in the body, (B) Study of drug effects, (C) Study of drug responses, governed by heredity, (D) None of the above
Answer is A. Ans. is 'a' i.e., Study of drug movement in the body Pharmakokinetics is the quantitative study of drug movement, in through and out of the body. o That means, it is the study of the effect of body on the drug. o So, it is also known as ADME study as it deals with Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion of a drug. Remember Pharmacodynamics (D) --> Drug does to body Pharmacokinetics --> Body does to drug.