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Routes of Administration and Drug Response

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Concepts in Biochemical Pharmacology

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The route of administration for a drug should be selected to achieve an effective concentration at the site of action as conveniently as possible. Important subsidiary objectives may be rapidity of onset and duration of drug effect and, in some instances, selectivity of action.

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Dollery, C.T., Davies, D.S. (1975). Routes of Administration and Drug Response. In: Gillette, J.R., Mitchell, J.R. (eds) Concepts in Biochemical Pharmacology. Handbuch der experimentellen Pharmakologie / Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 28 / 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46314-3_6

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