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A 12-Month-Old Infant Is Hospitalized for Nausea, Vomiting, Fevers

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A 12-month-old infant is hospitalized for nausea, vomiting, fevers. He is placed on a rectal treatment to treat the nausea and vomiting. Which of the following statements is true about this route of administration


A) Rectal irritation following administration is uncommon
B) Rectal administration ot medications is well accepted
C) Maximal biotransformation of the drug by the liver
D) Useful if patient is unconscious or vomiting
E) Allows destruction of the medication by gastric enzymes

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