Developmental pharmacology -- drug disposition, action, and therapy in infants and children
Article Abstract:
The metabolism of drugs in babies and young children is reviewed. Topics include absorption of drugs, distribution of drugs, drug metabolism, renal elimination of drugs, pharmacodynamics, and age-specific dosing regimens. Includes information about developmental changes that affect drug disposition and age-specific dosages of drugs commonly given to children.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2003
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Drug addiction
Article Abstract:
The physiology of drug addiction is reviewed. Topics include factors influencing drug abuse, drug effects and mechanisms of action, neurobiology, and neuroadaptation to long-term drug use. Drug abuse can cause structural changes in the brain, which makes long-term treatment so challenging.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2003
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