pharmacology

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Hi,

Have a pharmacology question.

Can drugs be broken down into molecules in the stomach, diffuse from the stomach and enter the bloodstream? I thought all enteral drugs had to go through the small intestine to enter the bloodstream.

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

ASA and alcohol are both absorbed in the stomach.

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Thanks for the response.

What is ASA? My abbreviation lists don't cover that one.

If you know of any online abbreviation list, that would be great.

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

Acetyl Salicylic Acid also known as aspirin.

http://www.medilexicon.com/

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