Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The degree to which or rate at which a drug or other substance is absorbed or becomes available at the site of physiological activity after administration.
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- noun pharmacology The amount of
drug which reaches the site ofphysiological activity afteradministration .
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Oral doses are rapidly and completely absorbed, with peak levels reached after 29 to 90 minutes; however, bioavailability is low due to a hepatic first-pass effect. 6 The pharmacokinetics are not significantly affected by gender, age, renal failure or hemodialysis beginning one hour after drug administration.
Flumanazil 2010
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And researchers continue to enhance "bioavailability"-the proportion of the drug's active ingredients that actually reach the patient's relevant tissues.
Slate Magazine Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow 2011
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The sprouting process is also said to boost "bioavailability" - or ability for the body to make use - of certain nutrients such as calcium.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed WENCY LEUNG 2011
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(called bioavailability) must be within 20 percent of the branded drug.
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Furthermore, researchers have found that the iodine in salt has poor bioavailability, meaning that the body does not fully absorb the dosage.
Iodine deficiency despite iodized salt GreenFertility 2008
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Furthermore, researchers have found that the iodine in salt has poor bioavailability, meaning that the body does not fully absorb the dosage.
Archive 2008-04-01 GreenFertility 2008
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The type of silicon in beer, called orthosilicic acid, has a 50 percent bioavailability, meaning that much is available for use in the body.
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2010
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The type of silicon in beer, called orthosilicic acid, has a 50 percent bioavailability, meaning that much is available for use in the body.
Pravda.Ru 2010
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The type of silicon in beer, called orthosilicic acid, has a 50 percent bioavailability, meaning that much is available for use in the body.
Livescience.com 2010
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The type of silicon in beer, called orthosilicic acid, has a 50 percent bioavailability, meaning that much is available for use in the body.
Livescience.com 2010
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The compound has notoriously poor bioavailability – the rate at which the body absorbs a substance – making it nearly impossible to get sufficiently high concentrations of curcumin into the blood through oral supplementation alone.
Does turmeric’s reputation translate into real health benefits? David Cox 2022
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