How do medications like Ozympic get absorbed into the bloodstream when they’re injected into fatty parts of the body like the stomach or thigh?

Question

It’s just fascinating to me. How does a tiny dose of medication going into a large mass of fat get absorbed?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Insulin; epinephrine; and many others all use fatty area injections

It’s easy to find; less painful and provides more “controlled” absorption.

Medicine right into the vein can cause issues being too rabidly avsilable