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Extent of Absorption

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<strong>Absorption</strong> and Bioavailability<br />

Irrespective <strong>of</strong> the reason that is responsible for the incomplete<br />

absorption <strong>of</strong> the chemical as the parent compound, it is<br />

essential that there is a parameter which defines the extent <strong>of</strong><br />

transfer <strong>of</strong> the intact chemical from the site <strong>of</strong> administration<br />

into the general circulation. This parameter is the<br />

bioavailability, , which is simply the fraction <strong>of</strong> the dose<br />

administered that reaches the general circulation as the parent<br />

compound. (The term bioavailability is perhaps the most<br />

misused <strong>of</strong> all kinetic parameters and is sometimes used<br />

incorrectly in a general sense as the amount <strong>of</strong> drug available<br />

specifically to the site <strong>of</strong> toxicity.)<br />

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