Neomycin is not used parenterally because it:
a. causes excessive gastric irritation.
b. would kill beneficial intestinal flora.
c. is inactivated by gastric enzymes after a first pass through the liver.
d. is more ototoxic and nephrotoxic than other aminoglycosides.
d
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