How the Body Uses Drugs

Medication binds to the site where receptors are active

Pain receptors may call for pain killers to bind to them

Broken down medication travel from stomach to small intestine

Medication moves through wall of intestine into blood vessels

Enzymes from the liver try to react and nutrilize medication

nutrilized metabolites may no longer be effective as medication

Many medication can move through the liver un affected

after the medication has taken effect it travels back to the liver to be cleaned again and is then filtered by the kidneys

Sends drugs all over the body to take action

Travels to every linb and organ

Medication breaks down in the stomach acid

The liver produces enzymes to try to nullify the medicaion

Certian medication can be stored in the fat