title: [First-past Effect (author's transl)].
abstract: Metabolism or decay of a drug prior to, during or shortly after its enteral absorption necessarily reduces the amount of unchanged drug reaching the systemic circulation. This influences the pharmacokinetic properties of a drug and is called first-pass effect. Every drug metabolized in the liver theoretically undergoes a first-pass metabolism after enteral application. Whether it results in a pharmacokinetically obvious first-pass effect depends on extent and rate of this metabolic step. The pharmacokinetic relevance of a first-pass effect does not automatically mean also its therapeutic relevance. For the assessment of the therapeutic relevance of a first-pass effect, extent and slope of its dose-effect curve in man and the therapeutic index of a drug must be taken into accounts.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations
vernacular_title: First-pass-Effekt