This document discusses the biochemistry of drugs in the body. It outlines the common pathways of drug metabolism in the body, including absorption, circulation, and biotransformation of drugs in the liver. The liver plays a key role in drug metabolism through enzymes like cytochrome P450 and through phase I and phase II reactions such as oxidation, reduction, hydroxylation and conjugation with glucuronic acid or amino acids. Drug metabolites are then eliminated from the body.