title: Pharmacokinetics and psychopharmacology: application to the geropsychiatric patient.
abstract: Understanding pharmacokinetics is an important step in the confident administration of psychotropic drugs. Changes in pharmacokinetics have particular implications for the geropsychiatric patient who will experience a variety of physiological changes that could potentially affect the intensity and duration of drug effects.
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Keltner
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Folks
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D008875:Middle Aged; D010599:Pharmacokinetics; D011485:Protein Binding; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs