2007-09-07 08:19:15 · 8 answers · asked by Mrs E 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
You may also want to try the website:
www.howstuffworks.com Just type in the med in the search box. It's a great site for finding out how a lot of 'stuff' works. Also,
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html has great info.
2007-09-08 07:02:35 · answer #1 · answered by ZEKE 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything goes through the liver first, after it is altered in the liver you have to realize that medications do not just affect the targeted organ, the can have effects on every susceptible tissue in the body. Good luck, and be careful!
2007-09-07 15:23:53 · answer #2 · answered by Kate 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as a rule most medicines filter through the Liver, and some the kidneys...to get specific, you have to know what medicine and go to PDR.com and read the section on that drug.
2007-09-07 15:29:15 · answer #3 · answered by Doug 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that information is provided with each medication, at least those that are prescriptive. Look up the medication, and you will find the route of metabolism for that medication.
2007-09-07 15:23:32 · answer #4 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are talking about just a few medications, ask your friendly neighborhood pharmacist. He/she can give you the answers fast.
2007-09-07 15:23:25 · answer #5 · answered by NMFlamingo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try Rxlist.com - it has a tab that explains each medication's pharmacology.
2007-09-07 15:22:59 · answer #6 · answered by Wondering 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can "google" any medication on the market and that should give you ALL information available on that product...
2007-09-07 15:22:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The liver and and kidneys are the main filtering organs for medications.
I have been in situations where some patients have bad drug overdose. They have to be dialyzed immediately.
Metabolism of drugs occur in liver. Drugs worthmentioning are alcohol and opiates. Medications are usually excreted in intestines, plasma, kidneys and brain.
The following are web sites:
Liver:
Cold water extraction - alt.drugs.hard | Google Groups
liver, but in combination with alcohol, it is responsible for approximately ... further crystallization of APAP, and repeat the chilling and filtering. process. ...groups.google.com/group/alt.drugs.hard/browse_thread/thread/... - 123k -
Information Storage and Retrieval Using Mumps
... between the action of ethanol and opiates at the level of opioid ... the liver and/or depression could be a marker for alcohol dependence, enabling ...cns2.uni.edu/~okane/source/ISR/isr.html.004 - 464k
Archived Physiological Psychology student generated exam questions
alcohol. b. marijuana. c. caffeine. d. opiates -- Submitted by Janet Anderson ... Breakdown of glycogen in the liver. b. conversion of fatty acids to ketones. c. ...www.slu.edu/classes/ancham/phys_archiveqs.html - 452k -
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PartySmart Report #2004-1: Drug Use Among Youth: The Prevalence, Health ...
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Drug Use Among Youth: The Prevalence, Health Problems And Possible ... (PDF)
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Balderdash: April 2005
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Kidneys:
Edurenalillness1 " SlideShare
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Hematocrit-Based Blood Volume Monitoring and the Hemodialysis Patient (PDF)
of the Kidney. I. n the human body, the kidneys are located in ... Medications. M. edications are used to help relieve and. control symptoms in the renal patient. ...www.hemametrics.com/SELF_STUDY_GUIDE1.pdf - 735k - View as html
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tions, medications, and the tendency to experi- ence morbid events. ... n the human body, the kidneys are located in. the dorsal abdominal cavity in the retroperi ...www.hemametrics.com/hemametrics/SELF_STUDY_GUIDE1.pdf - 480k - View as html
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Kidney Disease
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2007-09-07 15:35:13 · answer #8 · answered by rosieC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋