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The absorption of a drug contains all events from the site of its administration to the site of the measurement. An essential requirement for absorption is that the drug is solved in a solvent.
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(2007). Absorption. In: Schmidt, R., Willis, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29805-2_20
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