Innovative first order elimination kinetics working model for easy learning

Authors

  • Navin Budania Department of Pharmacology, SHKM-GMC, Nalhar, Mewat, Haryana, India
  • Arka Mondal Department of Pharmacology, SHKM-GMC, Nalhar, Mewat, Haryana, India
  • Vinod Bharadwaj Department of Pharmacology, SHKM-GMC, Nalhar, Mewat, Haryana,India
  • Vijay Yadav Department of Pharmacology, MIMS, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh -East,India
  • Priyamvada Sharma Department of Pharmacology, SHKM-GMC, Nalhar, Mewat, Haryana,India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20161535

Keywords:

Pharmacokinetics, Working models, First order elimination kinetics

Abstract

Background:  General pharmacology is the backbone of therapeutic pharmacology. In general pharmacology, pharmacokinetics is a very difficult topic for undergraduate medical students. Knowledge of the kinetics and of the effects of drugs is necessary for the correct use of drugs in therapy. As in the body most of the drugs follow first order elimination kinetics, so it is necessary for all students to know about basic concept of first order kinetics. This can be easily understood by using working models. Our present study is a step in that direction. The objective of this study was planned to develop first order elimination kinetics working models to teach pharmacokinetics principle to the under graduate medical students.

Methods: The current study was planned and executed by the department of pharmacology in SHKM government medical college, Mewat, Haryana, India in the first quarter of 2016. This model was developed from household waste materials like thermocol sheets, coke bottles, waste water pipe, colour etc.

Results: As we know learning is better with live experimentation as compare to theoretical learning, so difficult topics such as elimination kinetics will be taught by help of working models.

Conclusions: First order elimination kinetics is easily understood with the help of above working model. More and more working models could be developed for teaching difficult topics.

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Published

2016-12-30

How to Cite

Budania, N., Mondal, A., Bharadwaj, V., Yadav, V., & Sharma, P. (2016). Innovative first order elimination kinetics working model for easy learning. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 5(3), 862–864. https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20161535

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