Bioavailability

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The degree to which or rate at which a drug or other substance is absorbed or becomes available at the site of physiological activity after administration.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration.
  • Word Usage
    "Oral doses are rapidly and completely absorbed, with peak levels reached after 29 to 90 minutes; however, bioavailability is low due to a hepatic first-pass effect. 6 The pharmacokinetics are not significantly affected by gender, age, renal failure or hemodialysis beginning one hour after drug administration."
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