Bioavailability of orally administered drugs is initially associated with which physiologic phenomenon?
a. Rate of renal excretion
b. First-pass metabolism
c. Synaptic transmission
d. Blood–brain barrier
B
First-pass metabolism in the liver reduces the bioavailability of orally administered drugs. The other options do not occur first.
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