The healthcare provider has ordered enteric-coated aspirin for the client. Which statement by the nursing student to the faculty member about enteric coated tablets is incorrect?
A) Can not be crushed.
B) Dissolve in more alkaline secretions of the intestine.
C) Have a longer duration of action than other tablets.
D) Enteric coating reduces the chance that the drug will irritate the gastric mucosa.
C
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