Abstract
This chapter introduces some of the commonly prescribed medications and considers how they may affect exercise response. A medication is either a drug or another form of medicine that is used to treat or prevent disease. In the United Kingdom (UK), there are two distinct types of medication: those available freely to the public and those prescribed by a medical doctor. The British National Formulary (BNF) provides a comprehensive list of all medicines that are licensed and available within the UK. The BNF is a joint publication between the British Medical Association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. Oral absorption is a complex area and there are several influencing factors implicated with exercise. Three intrinsically linked factors are gastric motility, gastric emptying and ionisation. Relative exercise intensity typically displays a u-shaped relationship with the rate of gastric emptying. Once absorbed through the bowel wall, substances enter the blood stream.
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