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about prescription drugs

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Aspirin
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Aspirinis used  as a painkiller.
After youswallow an aspirin tablet,...
... ittravels  down the esophagus
into the stomach.
There itdissolves  into much smaller particles.
Then theycontinue their journeyinto the small intestines.
Aspirin moleculeswork their waythrough the epithilial cells where ...
... theyare absorbed  into the blood stream.
Albuminbinds some of the moleculesand ...
...filters themout.
Aspirin-rich bloodenters the liverat the bottom
through the hepatic portal vein.
More of the aspirinis removed  by a process which ...
...is called first pass metabolism. 
The livermetabolizes drugsbefore ...
... theycan reach the rest of the body. 
Ithydrolizes some of the aspirin,...
...breaking off ethanoic acidand ...
...leaving salicilic acidbehind.
An ionized groupis added  to the acid ...
...forming glucoronide. 
The glucoronideis excreted  in urine after ...
...dissolving  in water.
Only 68% of the aspirincontinues its journeyto the site of the pain.
Itexits the liverat the top
via the hepatic vein.
Tissues in the skinare creating prostaglandinwhich ...
...is causing inflammation 
    
Penguin 2 Genius 1 Genius 2 Genius 3 and 4
Break
Call
Leave
Use
Work
 
 		 Add
Cause
Continue
Enter
Form
Reach
Travel		 Absorb
Bind
Create
Exit
Filter
Remove
 		 Dissolve
Swallow
 
Excrete
Hydrolyze
Metabolize 
    
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