The nurse is teaching a client about the medications prescribed by the physician. Which of the following should the nurse state as the reason for not crushing an enteric-coated tablet into a powder?
A) The medication melts when in contact with moisture.
B) The medication dissolves in the client's mouth.
C) The medication tastes unpleasant.
D) The medication irritates the stomach mucosa.
D
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An enteric-coated tablet should not be crushed into a powder, because the medication irritates the stomach mucosa. The tablet is enteric-coated so that the coating does not dissolve until the tablet reaches the intestine. Medications that taste unpleasant are mixed with a syrup or sweetener to mask the taste. Orally disintegrating tablets are designed to improve medication compliance; these tablets usually dissolve when in contact with moisture and melt in the client's mouth.
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