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A drug's life in the body. Medicines taken by mouth (oral) pass through the liver before they are absorbed into the bloodstream. Other forms of drug administration bypass the liver, entering the blood directly. See 2527 for an unlabeled version of this illustration. Featured in Medicines By Design.
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