Topical medication absorption in infants and children is:
a. greater due to thinner skin and greater surface-to-weight ratio
b. slower due to less vascularity in infants and children
c. about the same as in older children
d. not typically used in infants due to poor tolerance
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A Correct. There is more rapid absorption of topical medication in infants and children due to greater body surface area (BSA) to weight ratio. The skin is also thinner and more permeable.
B Incorrect. Topical medication absorption in infants and children is unrelated to vascularity in infants and children.
C Incorrect. Topical medication absorption in infants and children is not about the same as in older children, as the body surface area to weight ratio is decreasing.
D Incorrect. Topical medication absorption in infants and children is unrelated to poor tolerance.
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