Enteral route of adminstration

Enteral route of adminstration

2. Entral route:
In general medicine, enteral drug administration is feeding by the
digestion process of a gastrointestinal (GI) tract, such as the human
gastrointestinal tract.
Enteral administration involves the esophagus, stomach, and small and
large intestines .
Methods of administration include oral, sublingual, and rectal

Oral route of administration:
Oral administration is a route of administration where a substance is
taken through the mouth. Many medications are taken orally because
they are intended to have a systemic effect, reaching different parts of
the body via the bloodstream

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Oral dosage forms:
Tablets
Capsules
Specialty tablet like buccal ,sublingual , or orally disintegrating
Liquids
Solutions
Suspensions
Syrups

4. Advantages:
It is more safer, more convenient
No assistance is required for administration
It is painless.
The medicament need not be sterile and so is cheaper

Disadvantages:
Sometimes inefficient – only part of the drug may be absorbed.
Irritation to gastric mucosa(nausea and vomiting.)
Effect too slow for emergencies.
Unpleasant taste of some drugs.
Unable to use in unconscious patient

what cautions must be taken with taking drugs
orally??
some drugs should be taken on an empty stomach, others should be
taken with food, others should not be taken with certain other drugs

Do you think some orally administered drugs
irritate the digestive tract?
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