Pharmacology: Oral Meds Absorption

Oral medication absorption

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[1987mrnoname]

@5cott0888 that is correct, large surface area play a more significant role to drug absorption that PH. another important role is blood supply, small intestine has not only an excellent blood supply but also blood that moves on quickly to the liver, therefore creating a large diffusion gradient for drugs to move from high to low concentration.

Excellent

[TheHollyW7]

omg it all makes sense now :D

[bndorhhh]

thanks so much

[only1exists]

thanks

[5cott0888]

It doesn't mention that just about every (there are some exceptions) orally given drug is absorbed in the small intestine due to it's extremely large surface area.

[danehoy]

O-H

I-O

[AssoEFP]

@billpoo90 transdermal and subcut, wrong! for topical and intratechal, I was talking for systemic drugs, and for inhalation, theoretically you are right, in practice, most often, there is not a "pure" pulmonary delivery, and thus a loss of drug, and hepati first-pass.

[billpoo90]

@AssoEFP Subcutanious (injection and implantation), inhalation, transdermal, topical application, interthecal injection...

[AssoEFP]

to yonon08: all drugs that are absorbed via the gastrointestinal tract undergo first-pass hepatic metabolism. There only three routes of administration that allow the drug not to undergo fist-pass metabolism: IV route, sublingual route, and pulmonary.

Vincent. Check AssoEFP channel on YouTube and efp-online org.

[yonon08]

does drugs that dissolves in the stomach goes directly absorbed, or it also goes to the liver for first pass metabolism effect? anyone?