Biopharmaceutics III: Absorption and the First-Pass Effect

Abstract

This learning cycle activity is the third in a set of five activities introducing first-year pharmacy students to the topic of biopharmaceutics. Specifically, student will learn about drug absorption and the impact of the first-pass effect as well as use concentration gradients as model to understand the excretion of drugs as function of time. Students explore these foundational topics in a pharmaceutics course within the first couple of weeks in the professional pharmacy curriculum.

Level: Professional
Setting: Classroom
Activity Type: Learning Cycle
Discipline: Pharmacy
Course: Pharmaceutics
Keywords: biopharmaceutics, dosing curves, bioequivalence, bioavailability, absorption rate