Oral medication is the process by which drugs are delivered by mouth through the alimentary tract. Drugs are taken by this route because of convenience, absorption of the drug, ease of use, and cost containment. It is, therefore, the most common method used. Many medications are taken orally because they are intended to have a systemic effect, reaching different parts of the body via the bloodstream. Oral medication can be swallowed, chewed, or placed under your tongue to dissolve.
Oral Medication
Purpose of oral medication
Medications are administered orally to produce local effect on the alimentary canal or systemic effect after absorption into the blood stream.
Benefits of oral medication
- Simple and cconvenient to use
- Oral route less objectionable than parenteral
- Drug reaction are generally less severe
- No nursing is required, which means the patient can take it with no help
- Economical and safe to the patient
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