Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics of Veterinary Drug Residues
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Clinical Studies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 2891
Special Issue Editors
Interests: toxicokinetics; pharmacokinetics; risk assessment; mycotoxicology; toxicity test
Interests: pharmacokinetics; drug residues; analytical toxicology; food safety
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Veterinary drugs are chemicals used to control diseases in animals. The major classes of veterinary drugs include antibiotics, anthelmintics, coccidiostats, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, sedatives, corticosteroids, beta-agonists, and anabolic hormones. If good veterinary practices are followed, these drugs are very fruitful and make it possible to obtain excellent and abundant food production. In order to protect consumers’ health, foodstuffs of animal origin must not contain drug residues that might affect health. Principles such as risk analysis, traceability, and an integrated food chain from farm to table have been introduced, with hormone and veterinary drug residues in food, in particular in edible tissues. The safety of residues is evaluated by setting a no observed adverse effect level and using uncertainty factors to determine an acceptable daily intake on which subsequently maximum residue limits are established.
Pharmacokinetics is the study of how an organism affects the drug as a drug’s journey through the body, whereas pharmacodynamics is the study of how the drug affects the organism. Different factors related to the drug, such as formulation, site and route of administration, dose, combinations, and time after administration, or animal species, including breed, animal age, sex, and body condition, can have profound effects on the pharmacokinetics and drug residue levels in meat and edible tissues. Pharmacokinetic studies of antibiotic usage in animal species are being published on an increasingly frequent basis. Therefore, more information and data are becoming available, which include dosing regimens, route of administration, treatment duration, and the therapeutic effectiveness of the patients. However, to confirm therapeutic effectiveness, antibiotic therapy and select appropriate agents should be considered.
The aim of this Special Issue is to publish original research articles or reviews about the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and drug residues of veterinary drugs in animals.
Dr. Amnart Poapolathep
Dr. Saranya Poapolathep
Dr. Kraisiri Khidkhan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pharmacokinetics
- pharmacodynamics
- toxicokinetics
- veterinary drugs
- drug residues
- contaminants
- analytical toxicology
- animals
- animal products
- food safety
- risk assessment
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