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Administration and Kinetics of Drugs
  • Introduction to Administration and Kinetics of Drugs
  • Drug Administration
    • Oral route
    • Injection routes
    • Sublingual and buccal routes
    • Rectal route
    • Vaginal route
    • Ocular route
    • Otic route
    • Nasal route
    • Inhalation route
    • Nebulization route
    • Cutaneous route
    • Transdermal route
  • Drug Absorption
    • Tablets
    • Capsules
    • Enteric coatings
    • Controlled-release formulations
    • Causes of Low Bioavailability
  • Drug Distribution Within the Body
  • Drug Metabolism
  • Drug Elimination
    • Drug elimination in the urine
    • Drug elimination in the bile
    • Other forms of drug elimination
  • Nanomedicine
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