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Release Rate & Dose Considerations

Dosage form---Kr---Absorption pool---Ka---Target area-----Ke

Immediate release dosage form:
Kr >>> Ka (Absorption is the rate limiting step)

Sustained/controlled release dosage form:
Kr <<< Ka (Release is the rate limiting step)
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