The nurse dispensing medications to clients is aware that the route of administration affects a medication's rate of absorption. Which of the following forms of drugs would be absorbed the quickest?
A) Suppositories
B) Medications instilled in nasogastric tube
C) Eye drops
D) Oral capsules
C
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A medication's rate of absorption depends on its route of administration. A disadvantage of drugs administered orally is the slower absorption rate, which results in a slowed onset of action. Absorption and onset of action with injected medications are more rapid than with orally administered drugs. Medications absorbed through the oral mucosa, such as eye drops, are also absorbed rapidly.
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