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sterile drugs if meeting several criteria have advantages because the may be use intravenously, intraspinal or intrathecal or im. but must also be preservative free for spinal, intrathecal. non sterile drugs generally are only for "by mouth" or rectal administration. JUST B/C A DRUG IS STERILE DOES NOT MEAN ITS AUTOMATICALLY SUITED FOR IV, IM, IS, IT ADMINISTRATION. other factors like pH and what kind of base it is, or salt it is or acid it is. certain drugs may precipitate or be too harsh for certain above listed routes of administration
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A sugar pill or sterile water that is thought to be a drug is called?
It is typically called a placebo.
What can sterile abscesses be caused by?
by nonliving irritants such as drugs. If an injected drug like penicillin is not absorbed, it stays where it was injected and may cause enough irritation to generate a sterile abscess
What are the advantages of producing endospores?
The main advantage of producing endospores is that they are used to ensure certain things are sterile. Autoclaves use endospores to successfully grow.
Is a flower sterile or non sterile?
the flower is sterile
If a sterile field becomes wet with sterile solution is the field no longer considered sterile?
If a sterile field becomes "contaminated" with a sterile solution, the field remains sterile.
How do you take the sterile gauze from sterile bin?
sterile gloves
How does drug use affect competition in sport?
it can be an advantage or disadvantage for the user depending on the drug drug use is banned anyway so don't try it and don't be getting any ideas
Should you have drug testing in sports?
there should be so it keeps the game fair and there is no advantage
Is the stomach sterile?
No it's not sterile
What word that rhymes with peril and means free of germs?
sterile
Why is it incorrect to say that an object is partially sterile?
This definition is only one or the other. Either sterile or non-sterile. There is no such thing as partially sterile.
Is more important for microscope slide to be sterile or clean?
Sterile is clean and clean is sterile, so both
