Advantage And Disadvantage Of Oral Route Of Drug Administration
Oral administration of medication is a convenient, cost-effective, and most commonly used medication administration route. It is abbreviated as p.o or PO which is a Latin word per os meaning through the mouth. A few drugs taken orally are intended to be dissolved in the mouth. Other drugs taken orally are swallowed with large amounts of water. Advantage and disdavntage of oral drug Few drugs require local action without absorption such as antacids. For the others, the primary site of drug absorption is usually the small intestine, and the bioavailability of the medication is influenced by the amount of drug absorbed across the intestinal epithelium. The first-pass effect is an important consideration for orally administered medications. It refers to the drug metabolism whereby the drug concentration is significantly diminished before it reaches the systemic circulation, often due to the metabolism at the liver. Read Also : Overview Of Route Of Drug Administration Advantage Of Oral...
