About the book
Pharmacodynamics (sometimes described as what a drug does to the body) is the study of the biochemical, physiologic, and molecular effects of drugs on the body involving receptor binding (including receptor sensitivity), post-receptor effects, effect on enzymes, ion channel, or carrier proteins and chemical interactions. Pharmacodynamics, with pharmacokinetics (what the body does to a drug, or the fate of a drug within the body), helps explain the relationship between the dose and response, in other words, the drug's effects. The pharmacologic response depends on the drug binding to its target. The concentration of the drug at the receptor site influences the drug’s effect.
This book intends to provide the reader with a comprehensive overview of the current insights in pharmacodynamics and drug safety, focusing on the most important evidence-based developments in this existing field.
