Fundamentals of Nursing
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Author: Carol Taylor PhD MSN RN, Carol Lillis MSN RN, Pamela Lynn MSN RN
Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS+WILKINS
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Drugs are administered to patients through various routes, namely oral route, parenteral route, topical route, and pulmonary route. The oral route is the most commonly used methods for the administration of several drugs. Stomach and the small intestine absorb the drugs, which are given through the oral route. The major drawbacks of the oral route are slower onset of action, less potent, and a long time for drug absorption when compared to other routes.
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