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 often requires higher dosages because drugs must pass through the digestive system and undergo first-pass metabolism in the liver, which can reduce the amount of active drug that reaches systemic circulation.

The Nurse Administers Medications by Various Routes of Delivery