Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (629 page)

   Antipsychotic drugs

   Antianxiety drugs

   Cyclic antidepressants

   Lithium

   Cardiac glycosides, antiarrhythmics, antianginal, antihypertensive drugs

   Antineoplastic drugs

   Immunosuppressant drugs

   Anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g., NSAIDs, steroids)

   Drugs of abuse: addiction treatment, pain management

   Athletic performance enhancement drugs (e.g., androgenic anabolic steroids, erythropoietin)

   Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetics (PK) is the study of the time course of drugs in the body. PK seeks to relate the concentration of drug in a specimen to the amount of drug administered (dose). PK investigates

   Absorption

   Distribution

   Metabolism