Asian Journal of Pharmacy and Technology
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 3

Toxicokinetics-A Review

Department of Pharmacology, Ezhuthachan College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Marayamuttom, Trivandrum

*Corresponding Author E-mail: merlinbinu76@yahoo.co.in

Online published on 24 October, 2018.

Abstract

Toxicokinetics (TK) is ‘the generation of pharmacokinetic data, either as an integral component in the conduct of non-clinical toxicity studies or in specially designed supportive studies, to assess systemic exposure. Physiologically based toxicokinetic [(PBTK), or alternatively referred to as physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK)] models are quantitative descriptions of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of chemicals. Toxicokinetics, toxicodynamics and toxicogenomics (TK/TD/TG) methods are the potential tools in human health risk assessment.

Keywords

Toxicokinetics, PBTK model, PBPK model, safety assessment, Drug development