Regardless of the administration route, the key factor for the success and reliability of any formulation is drug bioavailability, defined as the rate and extent at which the active drug is absorbed from a pharmaceutical form and becomes available at the site of drug action.1 Although metabolism and physiological factors highly affect drug absorption by living tissues, bioavailability is strong...

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