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1. Drug metabolism involves the chemical modification of drugs in the body through enzymatic and non-enzymatic processes. This serves to make drugs less active pharmacologically and more water soluble to aid in excretion. 2. The major sites of drug metabolism are the liver and gastrointestinal tract. The liver contains enzymes like the cytochrome P450 system that catalyze oxidative reactions, introducing oxygen into drug molecules. 3. Drug metabolism involves two phases - phase I reactions introduce new
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