Absorption (pharmacology)

Okay, so you know how you eat food, right? When you eat, your body absorbs all the good stuff in the food to give you energy and help you grow.

Well, when people take medicine, the medicine also needs to be absorbed by the body so it can work. Absorption is the process of the medicine getting into the body, usually through the stomach and intestines.

But not all medicines are absorbed the same way. Some need to be taken with food, some need to be dissolved in water, and some need to be injected directly into the body.

Once the medicine is absorbed, it travels through the blood to the parts of the body that need it, like your brain or your muscles. But if the medicine isn't absorbed properly, it might not work as well or could even cause problems.

So, absorption is really important in pharmacology because it determines how well the medicine will work and how it should be taken.