AAPS J. 2010 Mar;12(1):44-50. doi: 10.1208/s12248-009-9154-8. Epub 2009 Nov 20.
The history of biopharmaceutics is reviewed, beginning with its origin out of the Division of Clinical Research in The Bureau of Medicine. The reason for the creation of the Division of Biopharmaceutics, the certification of Food and Drug Administration authority over the functions it was to have, and the implementation of that authority are described. The determination of bioequivalence, the bioavailability decision rules, pharmacokinetics, and drug metabolism are explained. The reason for the development of the Scale-Up and Post Approval Regulations and how they were developed are also explained.
回顾了生物药剂学的历史,从其起源于药物局临床研究司开始。描述了创建生物药剂学司的原因、食品和药物管理局对其将要履行的职能的认证以及该职能的实施。解释了生物等效性的确定、生物利用度决策规则、药代动力学和药物代谢。还解释了制定扩大规模和批准后法规的原因以及如何制定这些法规。