# How does your body process medicine?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Céline Valéry
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/celine_valery_how_does_your_body_process_medicine)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Have you ever wondered what happens to a painkiller, like ibuprofen, after you swallow it? Medicine that slides down your throat can help treat a headache, a sore back, or a throbbing sprained ankle. But how does it get where it needs to go in the first place? Céline Valéry explains how your body processes medicine. \[Directed by Daniel Gray, narrated by Julianna Zarzycki, music by Samuel Baker\].

## Lectures

1. [How does your body process medicine?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/celine_valery_how_does_your_body_process_medicine/f824a927ef24), 4 min (TED's player)