The nurse is administering drugs to neonates and will consider which factor that may contribute the most to drug toxicity?

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A neonate's liver is not fully developed and cannot detoxify many drugs. The other options are incorrect. The lungs and kidneys do not play major roles in drug metabolism. Renal excretion is slow, not fast, because of organ immaturity, but this is not the factor that contributes the most to drug toxicity.

The Nurse Is Administering Drugs to Neonates and Will Consider