Why is insulin only given by injection and not as an oral drug?
a. Injected insulin works faster than oral drugs to lower blood glucose levels.
b. Insulin is a small protein that is destroyed by stomach acids and intestinal enzymes.
c. Insulin is a high-alert drug and could more easily be abused if it were available as an oral agent.
d. Oral insulin has a high first pass loss rate in the liver and would require very high dosages to be effective.
Question 2
A patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease
is prescribed ranitidine (Zantac). Which statement by the patient indicates the need for additional teaching?
a. I will notify my prescriber if I need to use ranitidine for more than 2 weeks.
b. I will look into a smoking cessation program when I go home.
c. I will take the ranitidine first thing in the morning so that its effect will last all day and night.
d. I will not drive until I know how the ranitidine affects me.
Sublingual drug administration
Plasma protein binding and drug availability: (a) drug exists in a free state or bound to plasma pro
How allopatric speciation works.
Coefficients of relatedness: How kin selection works.
Synthesis of insulin.
Deep-well injection