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How the Body Handles Drugs USING Kidney and Liver-INTERESTING FACT

Concentrations of Drugs in the Blood are a Balance Between Input and Output

  • The concentrations of all chemicals in your body are the result of a balance between input and output.
  • For drugs the input is usually a steady injection through an intravenous (IV) line or a periodic uptake through pills taken at regular intervals.
  • The output of drugs is mainly through 2 organs, the liver and kidney.
  • When the output equals the input a steady-state is attained and the concentration will no longer change: