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    It is a weak base with a pka of 9.9 [6]. and it is better absorbed in the intestine’s weak acid environment, which has a ph of 5-6, whereas in the stomach’s low ph of 1 (high acidity), the amphetamine is more ionized and consequently less lipid soluble and more likely to be excreted. Once absorbed, mostly in the intestine through the epithelium, it is sent to the liver through the hepatic venal portal system, where it undergoes

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    Glucosamine Chondroitin

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    recommended daily doses of the chondroitin to the animal without having to force pills down his or her throat. It is simply a matter of pouring the liquid glucosamine chondroitin over the dogs food at meal time and allow him or her to ingest it along with the feed. There are no negative effects of mixing the glucosamine with the food. Some research even shows that the supplement product is more easily absorbed by the body when it is taken with food. Most pet owners simply give one dose a day of the

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    Ethylene glycol ( CAS # 107-21-1), also known as monoethylene glycol (MEG), 1,2-ethanediol, 2-hydroxyethanol, dihydroxyethanol, glycol, glycol alcohol, and ethylene alcohol , is a toxic, colorless, odorless, sweet, and viscous liquid (NLM, 2012). It is a member of the glycol family, a group of simple organic chemicals characterized by two hydroxyl (-OH) groups at adjacent positions on a hydrocarbon chain (WHO, 2002). This unique chemical arrangement contributes to: high solubility in water, lower

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    What is Wilson‘s diseases? Wilson’s disease also known as a term called hepatolenticular is basically a genetic disorder and causes copper to start accumulate in the liver, brain and other vital organs. This accumulation then causes various troubles and problems related to the organs. Copper is an essential metal for our body and it plays a key role in the development of healthy nerves

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    metabolized in incremental amounts by the liver and excreted by the kidneys (Adams & Urban, 2016). The patient is taking 120mg PO/day. The recommended dose is 20-80 mg in one or multiple doses with a maximum of 600mg/day (Adams & Urban, 2016). The patient’s dose exceeds the recommended once daily dose and recommend decreasing the dose or giving in divided doses 6-8 hours apart. Once the patient’s acute pulmonary edema is controlled the dosage should be reduced to prevent hypokalemia and electrolyte imbalances

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    effect of ionising radiation. By directing high energy X-rays at the tumours, the cancerous cells get deeply damaged.This cancer treatment is called radiotherapy. The effect of a single dose of radiotherapy can lead the damaged cells to repair themselves, repair incorrectly or die. Healthy cells subject to a dose may recover if given time. Radiotherapy is therefore given in short bursts over a long period of time. There are many subsets of radiotherapy including: the Superficial System: treats skin

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    After oral administration, tacrolimus is absorbed rapidly in most patients and reaches its peak plasma/blood concentration in 30 minutes to one hour. While in some patients it is absorbed slowly over a prolonged period, resulting in a flat absorption profile. Tacrolimus has a large variability in the rate of absorption and absolute bioavailability between individuals. It ranges from 5%–93% and approximately 25% of the oral dose is bioavailable due to an active barrier to drug absorption (Venkataramanan

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    through militarize checkpoint. Beyond the checkpoint, it’s a different world. When humans fled wildlife stayed behind, survivors creatures and comers. Wildlife knows nothing of the lurking dangers. The Soil has absorbed all the residue fallout of the nuclear accident. Particles are absorbed by the plants and will become concentrated in the organs and bones of animals. Birth mutation within the exclusion zone was 1 in 10 organisms. Furthermore, 400 hectares of pine trees were killed by excessive exposure

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    List and describe the four factors that affect the rate of drug distribution. Absorption "The main factor which relates to absorption of drugs is the route of administration. Physiological considerations in absorption are blood flow, total surface area, time of arrival of the drug and time of drug at absorption site. Other considerations for absorption are solubility, chemical stability and how soluble the drug is in lipids". Distribution "Drugs are distributed into major body fluids (e.g. plasma)

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    desire separation from what is considered normal (Forth, Henschler and Rummel, 1975). Low doses of alcohol may induce talkative, euphoria, or a self-satisfied, effect while a medium dose induces disinhibition in performances in tests, and driving, etc. (Forth, Henschler and Rummel, 1975). Alcohol is powerful enough to have a wide range of being excessive with a small dose to less excessive with an even bigger dose in a matter of hours. Alcohol is one of many drugs that alters extraversion in males in

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