How Does Gastric Emptying Affect Drug Absorption?
How Does Gastric Emptying Affect Drug Absorption? In most instances, increasing the rate of gastric emptying and gastro-intestinal motility increases the rate of absorption of a drug but, for digoxin and riboflavin, increased gastrointestinal motility is associated with a decrease in the rate of absorption. Does gastric emptying affect bioavailability? Thus, gastric emptying rate is