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  1. School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia

    Jennifer H. Martin MA (Oxon.), FRACP, PhD.

  2. Internal Medicine, Hunter New England Health, Newcastle, NSW, Australia

    Jennifer H. Martin MA (Oxon.), FRACP, PhD.

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Glossary

ADE

Adverse drug event

ADR

Adverse drug reaction

BD

Twice daily

Cl

Clearance

e.g.

For example

GP

General practitioners

i.e.

That is

PD

Pharmacodynamic

PK

Pharmacokinetic

PPI

Proton pump inhibitor

PRN

As needed

t1/2

Half-life

TDS

Three times daily

Vd

Volume of distribution

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Martin, J.H. (2018). Pharmacology. In: Nair, B. (eds) Geriatric Medicine. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3253-0_4

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