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Pharmaceutics
Dissolution phase of drugs in the human body
What happens indisintegration? | Drug becomes a liquid |
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By what route does disintegration take place | Oral route. |
What is rate limiting? | time it takes for the drug to disintegrate and dissolve & to become available for absorption |
Which dissolves faster? - drugs in liquid or solid form? | Drugs in liquid form |
when do enteric coated drugs begin to disintegrate? | when the drug reaches the alkaline environment of the small intestine |
Why should you refrain from crushing enteric coated drugs? | they will be destroyed in the acid environment of the stomach |