Chapter 7: The Oral (enteral) Route Flashcards
1
Q
Many drugs can be administered orally such as?
A
Liquids, capsules or chewable tablets.
2
Q
What is the most convenient and usually the safest, least expensive and most common route?
A
Oral route.
3
Q
Most oral drugs are absorbed from?
A
The small intestine.
4
Q
The drug passes through the intestinal wall and travels to?
A
The liver before being transported via the bloodstream to its target.
