A patient has been prescribed chloramphenicol (Chloromycetin) for vancomycin-resistant enterococci. How is this medication eliminated from the body?
A) Through the liver
B) Exhaled through the lungs
C) Excreted in the urine
D) Excreted in the bile
C
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Chloramphenicol is metabolized in the liver and excreted in the urine. It is not eliminated in the liver, exhaled through the lungs, or excreted in the bile.
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