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Medicine

Pharmacokinetics of Oral Drug Absorption

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The fraction of an oral dose that reaches systemic circulation is called bioavailability — and for many drugs, it is far less than 100% because of incomplete absorption and liver processing.

Why this is interesting

You swallow a pill, but what actually has to happen for it to reach your bloodstream and start working?