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Understand the basic principles of pharmacokinetics such as drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion

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  1. Bryant B, Knights K, Salerno E (2007) Pharmacology for health professionals. Mosby, Sydney

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Adams, J.M., Wolfe, J.W., Ehrenfeld, J.M. (2016). Pharmacology Principles. In: Ehrenfeld, J., Urman, R., Segal, S. (eds) Anesthesia Student Survival Guide. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11083-7_3

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