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It will depend on the chemical structure of the drug and the rate of metabolism. The most common isotopes that are used to "tag" drug molecules are tritium (3-H), carbon-14 (14-C), and phosphorous-32 (32-P). Other isotopes are also used, but these are probably the most common.

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