apparent oral volume of distribution
1Volume of distribution — The volume of distribution (VD) , also known as apparent volume of distribution, is a pharmacological term used to quantify the distribution of a medication between plasma and the rest of the body after oral or parenteral dosing. It is defined as …
2Initial volume of distribution — The initial volume of distribution is a pharmacological term used to quantify the distribution of a drug throughout the body relatively soon after oral or intravenous dosing of a drug and prior to the drug reaching a steady state equilibrium.… …
3syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …
4Pefloxacin — Systematic (IUPAC) name 1 ethyl 6 fluoro 7 (4 methylpiperazin 1 yl) 4 oxo quinoline 3 carboxylic acid Clinical data Pregnancy cat …
5Aspirin — Asprin redirects here. For the author, see Robert Asprin. Aspirin …
6Vitamin D — is a group of fat soluble prohormones, the two major forms of which are vitamin D2 (or ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (or cholecalciferol).cite web|url=http://dietary supplements.info.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind.asp|title=Dietary Supplement Fact… …
7Metformin — Chemical structure (top) and ball and stick model (bottom) of metformin System …
8Discovery and development of cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors — Cyclooxygenases are enzymes that take part in a complex biosynthetic cascade that results in the conversion of polyunsaturated fatty acids to prostaglandins and thromboxane(s).[1] Their main role is to catalyze the transformation of arachidonic… …
9Loading dose — A loading dose is an initial higher dose of a drug that may be given at the beginning of a course of treatment before dropping down to a lower maintenance dose.[1] A loading dose is most useful for drugs that are eliminated from the body… …
10Biological half-life — For other uses, see Half life (disambiguation). The biological half life or elimination half life of a substance is the time it takes for a substance (for example a metabolite, drug, signalling molecule, radioactive nuclide, or other substance)… …
