The medications most commonly administered by means of troches include:

A. nitroglycerin
B. nicotine
C. glucose
D. cough suppressants


d
Rationale: Troches are commonly used to administer cough suppressants. Nitroglycerin is usually administered sublin-gually. Nicotine is commonly administered by a transdermal patch. Glucose is used for the treatment of diabetes, which commonly does not involve troches.

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