Chapter 7: The Oral (enteral) Route Flashcards

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Many drugs can be administered orally such as?

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Liquids, capsules or chewable tablets.

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What is the most convenient and usually the safest, least expensive and most common route?

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Oral route.

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Most oral drugs are absorbed from?

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The small intestine.

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The drug passes through the intestinal wall and travels to?

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The liver before being transported via the bloodstream to its target.

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