UPR/MSC CURRENT PROJECTS

AND ACTIVITIES

Selected Campus Projects Relevant to Women's Health

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Laboratory

The Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Laboratory of the School of Pharmacy was established with the purpose of characterizing the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of selected drugs in the population of Puerto Rico. The focus is to determine if there are important differences between other populations and the Puerto Rican population requiring dosage adjustment to optimize efficacy and/or minimize toxicity.

Currently, there are various collaborative studies with faculty members of the School of Medicine and clinicians from several hospitals in the Puerto Rico Medical Center. The Laboratory offers the opportunity of expanding preclinical and clinical studies by adding the components of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics study design, drug analysis, and data interpretation. In addition to investigation, the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Laboratory is used as a teaching workshop and for clinical services.