When teaching a class of her peers about use of the drug ivermectin, what would the nurse say is the primary route of excretion?
A) Urine
B) Feces
C) Sweat
D) Both urine and feces
B
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Ivermectin is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and reaches peak plasma levels in 4 hours. It is completely metabolized in the liver with a half-life of 16 hours and excretion is fecal. Options A, C, and D are incorrect.
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