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PharmaCokinetics (PK) / Pharmacodynamics (PD) Studies in Drug Discovery and Development

This course provides practical understanding of PK/PD relationships to strengthen dose selection, target engagement assessment, and exposure-response evaluation across drug discovery and clinical development activities. This Course is designed for professionals involved in drug research, translational studies, clinical development, and therapeutic evaluation programs.

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  • Study time : 60 Minutes
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Course ID: TF3420
  • Assessment & Certification Included
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About the Course

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics play a critical role in determining whether a drug candidate can progress successfully from discovery into clinical development. Understanding how a compound is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted, together with its pharmacological response profile, supports informed decisions during lead compound evaluation, toxicological assessment, and human dose projection. PK/PD data also contributes to the interpretation of safety margins, biomarkers, and concentration-response relationships across preclinical studies.


In clinical development, PK/PD assessment is closely tied to dose selection, endpoint evaluation, patient population considerations, and safety monitoring strategies. Inadequate understanding of exposure-effect and time-response relationships can increase development uncertainty and affect study outcomes. This course provides a structured understanding of PK/PD principles and their application in study design, target engagement evaluation, and translational decision-making throughout drug discovery and development programs.

  • Strengthen Exposure-Response and Dose Selection Decisions:

    Participants will gain practical understanding of how PK/PD relationships support dose selection, safety interpretation, and therapeutic effect evaluation during preclinical and clinical development. The course clarifies how exposure measurements, plasma protein binding, biomarkers, and response-time relationships influence study outcomes and development decisions where inaccurate interpretation may increase clinical and operational risk.

  • Improve Translational Assessment Across Development Stages:

    The course provides applied insight into connecting pharmacological findings from discovery through clinical development using PK/PD evaluation. Participants will better interpret target engagement, dosing schedules, toxicological findings, and concentration-effect relationships while supporting patient population selection and endpoint planning in programs where development uncertainty and attrition remain significant concerns.

Key Areas Covered

  • Principles of pharmacokinetics and drug exposure assessment
  • Pharmacodynamic response evaluation and concentration-effect relationships
  • Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drug candidates
  • Biomarkers and plasma protein binding considerations in PK/PD studies
  • Target engagement assessment and interpretation of time-response relationships
  • PK/PD applications in toxicology evaluation and safety margin assessment
  • Dose selection approaches for clinical development and study design
  • PK/PD case study discussions relevant to drug discovery and development programs

Who Must Attend

  • R&D Scientists
  • Medicinal Chemists
  • Preclinical Scientists
  • Clinical Scientists
  • Clinical Research Associates
  • Formulation Development

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Dr. STEFANO PERSIANI

Dr. Stefano Persiani is Director of Translational Sciences and Pharmacokinetics at Rottapharm Biotech, Italy, with experience spanning drug discovery, clinical pharmacology, and translational development. His background includes academic research positions in the United States and industry roles across pharmaceutical and CRO organizations. His work focuses on applying translational and PK approaches from preclinical development through Phase I and IIa studies across multiple therapeutic areas, directly aligning with PK/PD evaluation in drug development programs.

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