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Linear pharmacokinetics
` Change in plasma concentration due to ADME process is
proportional to dose of drug administered (single or
multiple)
` Follow First order kinetics
` Absorption
` Distribution
` Biotransformation/Metabolism
` Excretion
During absorption
_ dC Vmax
dt 2
` When Km>>C
_ dC Vmax.C
dt Km
` When Km<<C
_ dC Vmax
dt
Vmax
2.303Km
Log Co
Log Co
Log C
Time (t)
` At low plasma concentration:
(Co – C)/2.303 Km = log Co/Co
1/DR
Slope = Km/Vmax
1/Vmax
1/Css
` Direct Linear plot
DR Vmax
DR1
DR2
Slope = Km/Vmax
Css1 Css2 Km
Css Km
` Graphical Method
DR = Vmax _ Km DR
Css
` Plot between DR and DR/Css yield straight line with
slope: –Km, &
y- intercept: Vmax
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