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What does drug partitioning mean?

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Over 90% of drugs in development are classified based on their solubility and permeability, properties directly governed by drug partitioning [1.7.3]. So, what does drug partitioning mean? It describes how a drug distributes itself between two immiscible phases, like oil and water [1.2.1].