The intramuscular route is commonly used for drugs that are irritating to:

A) subcutaneous tissue
B) muscles
C) the esophagus
D) the ears


A) subcutaneous tissue
A) Sometimes, certain drugs irritate subcutaneous tissue, and they are injected intramuscularly to avoid irritating the subcutaneous tissue. Intramuscular injections are not used to avoid irritation to the muscles, esophagus, or ears.

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