Oral means?

Oral means?

• A. Through the skin
• B. Through the mouth
• C. Through the lungs
• D. Through injection

Answer: (B)

Oral means the medicine is taken by mouth. You swallow it or otherwise place it to pass into the digestive system, where it is absorbed mainly in the small intestine and then enters the bloodstream. This route is common because it’s easy and convenient, but it often has a slower onset and more variability due to factors like stomach contents and liver metabolism before it reaches systemic circulation. Other routes would involve applying medicine to the skin (topical/transdermal), inhaling it through the lungs, or delivering it by injection.

Oral means the medicine is taken by mouth. You swallow it or otherwise place it to pass into the digestive system, where it is absorbed mainly in the small intestine and then enters the bloodstream. This route is common because it’s easy and convenient, but it often has a slower onset and more variability due to factors like stomach contents and liver metabolism before it reaches systemic circulation. Other routes would involve applying medicine to the skin (topical/transdermal), inhaling it through the lungs, or delivering it by injection.