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Target-Mediated Drug Disposition

Target-mediated drug disposition (TMDD) is a mechanistic framework describing nonlinear pharmacokinetics arising from drug binding to a target receptor or protein. Developed by Mager and Jusko in 2001, TMDD explains saturable clearance, dose-dependent half-lives, and time-dependent changes in plasma concentrations observed with protein therapeutics and some small-molecule drugs.

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  1. Mager, D. E., & Jusko, W. J. (2001). General pharmacokinetic model for drugs exhibiting target-mediated drug disposition. Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, 28(6), 507-532. DOI: 10.1023/A:1014414520282
  2. Levy, G. (2004). Carrier-mediated active transport: pharmacokinetic consequences and examples in humans. Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 37(6), 429-445. DOI: 10.2165/00003088-199937060-00001

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