Bioavailability Overview

Encyclopedia: Bioavailability

Wikipedia.orgWIKIPEDIA.ORG

In pharmacology, bioavailability is used to describe the fraction of an administered dose of unchanged drug that reaches the systemic circulation, one of the principal pharmacokinetic properties of drugs. By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%. However, when a medication is administered via other routes , its bioavailability decreases . Bioavailability is one of the essential tools in pharmacokinetics, as bioavailability must be considered when...


Keep reading...

Web Results

GoogleGOOGLE

Yahoo! Answers

Yahoo! AnswersYAHOO! ANSWERS

Does blending fruits or veggies ruin the bioavailability of their nutrients?
How about blanching veggies and or fruits instead of overcooking them or eating them...

No. Blending is, if anything, helpful. It simply does the mechanical breakdown of the fruit that your stomach does for you. Blend away.

Asked by being is happiness - 8 months ago


Related in the Kosmos


more categories...