Prediction of Drug Disposition in Diabetic Patients by Means of a Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Model

Clinical Pharmacokinetics

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 179-193

  Li, Jia ^a   Guo, Hai fang ^a   Liu, Can ^a   Zhong, Zeyu ^a   Liu, Li ^a   Liu, Xiao dong ^a  

^a CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORZOXAZONE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLIMEPIRIDE; LIVER ENZYME; METFORMIN; NISOLDIPINE; PHENAZONE; REPAGLINIDE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DISPOSITION; DRUG METABOLISM; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH EMPTYING; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD;

AREA UNDER CURVE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD;

EID: 84921809481     PISSN: 03125963     EISSN: 11791926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40262-014-0192-8     Document Type: Article

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