Thursday, August 12, 2021

 Measures/Indices of Bio-availability

Absolute Bio-availability

The systemic availability of a drug by any route compared to the intravenous route.

Relative Bio-availability

The systemic availability of a drug by any route compared to its standard formulation. It is also known as bio-equivalence.


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