Resumen

HOCHT, Christian et al. Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Modelling of Antihypertensive Drugs: Its Application to Clinical Practice. Rev. argent. cardiol. [online]. 2008, vol.76, n.4, pp.305-312. ISSN 1850-3748.

Knowing the pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic properties (PK/PD) of drugs might optimize antihypertensive therapy. PK/PD modelling might not only contribute to develop the drug but might also help in clinical practice assessing the efficacy and safety of antihypertensive drugs, bringing more information during the developing process, identifying factors responsible for the variability in pharmacologic response, bad responders or non-responders, and determining the optimal requisites of the drug and doses in each patient with hypertension. There are some limitations in PK/ PD modelling of antihypertensive drugs in clinical practice, such as inadequate pharmacodynamic models and the inability to study high doses of antihypertensive drugs to determine the whole pharmacodynamic range of the antihypertensive effect. The aim of this review is to describe the current knowledge on PK/PD modelling of antihypertensive drugs in clinical research, and its further uses.

Palabras clave : Antihypertensive Drugs; Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic Modelling; Clinical Practice; Dose Optimization.

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