Download or read book Human Drug Metabolism written by Michael D. Coleman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-02-22 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drug metabolism is a core area of pharmacology. Before any drug can be licensed it is essential to know how the body metabolises the drug, and the short and long-term effects it has on the body. It is an area of rapid advancement, which brings together the fields of pharmacy, pharmacology and medicine. This new text provides a concise, user-friendly introduction to drug metabolism that is ideal for undergraduates. Focusing on a conceptual understanding of the drug metabolism system, the book illustrates the basic mechanisms on how xenobiotics are detected, chemically modified and then eliminated from human systems.