Summary Week One questions pharmacology.docx Week One Questions Grand Canyon University-BIO-316V 1.Which dosage forms are most appropriate for administering drugs to pediatric patients? Adults? Many factors need to be considered when deciding an appropriate

Week One questions Week One Questions Grand Canyon University-BIO-316V 1.Which dosage forms are most appropriate for administering drugs to pediatric patients? Adults? Many factors need to be considered when deciding an appropriate dosage form in pediatric patients. Age and stage of development along with the severity of the illness being treated are 2 important factors. If swallowing is not an issue, then the oral route is always the most preferred if the mediation can be administered in that form. In situations where a medication needs to be rapidly absorbed or swallowing is an issue then the parental route would be most appropriate. This holds the same for adult patients as well. Oral dosages are always preferred because they are less invasive and most of the time convenient and less expensive. Regardless of the form of the medication, pediatric dosages need to be calculated based of weight an