Characterizing Pharmacokinetics in Children With Obesity-Physiological, Drug, Patient, and Methodological Considerations

• Main Authors: Jacqueline G. Gerhart (Author), Stephen Balevic (Author), Jaydeep Sinha (Author), Eliana M. Perrin (Author), Jian Wang (Author), Andrea N. Edginton (Author), Daniel Gonzalez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Childhood obesity is an alarming public health problem. The pediatric obesity rate has quadrupled in the past 30 years, and currently nearly 20% of United States children and 9% of children worldwide are classified as obese. Drug distribution and elimination processes, which determine drug exposure...