Which piece of equipment might the health care provider require to administer an anterior pitui-tary replacement drug?
a. Syringe
b. Glass measuring device
c. Plastic medicine cup
d. Medicine dropper
ANS: A
Pituitary replacement drugs are proteins that would be destroyed by enzyme activity if taken orally; therefore they are administered parenterally or by inhalation.
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