Though studies evaluating the effects of posture on the absorption of drugs have been conducted, a systematized review revealed critical gaps in methodology. Of 18 original research articles selected ...

Before orally administered drugs can make their way throughout the body, they must first bind to membrane proteins called drug transporters, which carry compounds across the intestinal tract and help ...

One reason that it’s so difficult to deliver large protein drugs orally is that these drugs can’t pass through the mucus barrier that lines the digestive tract. This means that insulin and most other ...

The liver is accountable for metabolizing most medications and is therefore one of the primary tissues affected by adverse drug reactions. Most classes of medicine can cause drug-induced liver injury ...

A recent study shows that computer algorithms can be used to find molecules that can be developed into anti-inflammatory drugs. In the article, the researchers also describe how the same strategy can ...