Ou Ye and the other subjects entered the pharmacokinetic study phase of the Triazatrisiloxanes Phase I Clinical Trial as planned.
Clinical pharmacokinetics applied the principles of dynamics and mathematical methods to quantitatively describe how drugs changed within the body. It studied the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs entering the body by various routes, their relationship to clinical pharmacodynamics, and the effects of various factors on pharmacokinetic patterns.
It looked complicated, but for the subjects it basically meant taking medicine, having blood drawn, providing urine and stool samples, and undergoing various tests.
Ou Ye met some fellow patients at the hospital. They exchanged experiences while undergoing tests and formed friendships.
"Professor Ou, what's your Hb today?"
"100.7. What about you, Boss Zhang?"
"Mine's only 95.2. I still have to keep working at it."
"Keep it up. Let's encourage each other."
"I heard your spouse invented this medicine?"
"Mm-hmm."
"This medicine is great. Before taking it, I was stuck around 80. After taking it, I've gotten up into the nineties. The doctor said that if I can stabilize around 110, there's a good chance I'll recover. I'm so grateful to your spouse. He's a living bodhisattva who saves people from suffering. Once I'm well, I'll expand my pig farm and aim for a thousand head... Professor Ou, what are you laughing at? Do you look down on us uneducated pig farmers?"
"Of course not. I was just touched by your optimism."
"Let me tell you, I don't raise ordinary pigs—I raise free-range pigs. Have you ever tried free-range pork? You absolutely have to. It's delicious! I've made up my mind: if I recover, I'll donate a hundred free-range pigs to Yanjing University People's Hospital and another hundred to your spouse's workplace. Sending a banner is just for show. Giving pigs