The 'First-Pass Effect' refers to drug metabolism occurring in which two primary sites before the drug reaches systemic circulation?
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Correct answer: Intestinal wall and liver
Orally administered drugs are absorbed into the portal circulation. They may be metabolized by enzymes in the intestinal epithelium (like CYP3A4) and subsequently by hepatic enzymes during their first journey through the liver.
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