When prescribing medications to infants, it is important for the provider to consider which fact? (Select all that apply.)
A) Breast-feeding infants are more likely to develop toxicity when the mother is taking lipid-soluble drugs.
B) Immaturity of renal function in infancy causes infants to excrete drugs less efficiently.
C) Infants have immature livers, which slows drug metabolism.
D) Infants are more sensitive to medications that act on the central nervous system (CNS) .
E) Oral medications are contraindicated in infants.
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