The nurse administers medications by various routes of delivery. The nurse recognizes which route of administration as requiring higher dosages of drugs to achieve a therapeutic effect?

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The oral route requires higher dosages of drugs to achieve a therapeutic effect due to the first-pass effect, where the drug is metabolized in the liver before it reaches the systemic circulation, reducing the amount of active drug available.

The Nurse Administers Medications by Various Routes of Delivery