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You may already be familiar with JoVE, which offers a wide range of journals and video content, spanning the basic sciences, biomedical sciences and clinical medicine, and now it has one more great resource. 

JoVE Core Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics is a comprehensive collection, released in October and available to the Einstein/Montefiore community through our subscription, which delves into the essential concepts underlying pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, illuminating the principles behind drug movement, absorption, and response mechanisms.

The initial release comprises 51 animated videos, which take viewers through subjects like drug absorption, pharmacokinetic modeling, and biostatistics. These lessons provide a thorough understanding of how drugs interact within the human body, from the cellular level to systemic effects. They also explore the influence of biostatistical analysis on pharmacokinetics, covering critical topics such as data variability, hypothesis testing, and statistical inference.

The videos encompass three major chapters that cover crucial topics, including:

•       Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics: Introduction. In-depth cover of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination, along with how drugs produce effects and interact with receptors.
•       Biostatistics: Introduction. Essential statistical concepts, including data variability, hypothesis testing, and parametric versus nonparametric data, providing a solid foundation for analyzing pharmacokinetic data.
•       Pharmacokinetics: Drug Absorption. Detailed insights into various drug delivery routes, transport mechanisms, and factors influencing drug absorption, from cellular membranes to physiological influences.

This JoVE collection is ideal for medical students and faculty, as well as those in pharmacology and related fields, and the content will continue to expand in the upcoming months.



Curious about other topics that you can learn about through JoVE? Then check out all the videos and other resources that we have available at Einstein/Montefiore, which run the gamut from clinical skills to psychology to physics.