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The human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.