Drug metabolism

Drug metabolism is the way your body breaks down medicines after you take them. Think of it like breaking up a puzzle into pieces so your body can use the pieces to make something else.

When you take medicine, your body's enzymes are like little workers that chop up the medicine into smaller pieces. These workers then use those pieces to make something else that your body can use or get rid of.

Different drugs are broken down in different ways, and sometimes the pieces can be harmful. That's why you always have to be careful when you take medication and only take medicine that has been prescribed to you by a doctor. Your body is really good at breaking down medicines, but it can only handle so much at once. If you take too much medicine or mix different medicines together, it can cause problems in your body because your enzymes can't keep up with the amount of work.