A client is ordered to receive metaproterenol (Alupent) for asthma by inhaler, rather than orally. The nurse recognizes that when the medication is given by inhaler rather than orally:
A) the inhaled dose is higher than the oral dose.
B) the onset of the inhaled dose is faster than that of the oral dose.
C) there are more side effects with the inhaled dose.
D) the oral dose has a shorter half-life.
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