A patient asks why heparin cannot be administered orally. Which is the basis of the nurse’s response? Heparin is large and negatively charged, limiting absorption. It has a prolonged half-life when administered orally. It can only be prepared as an oral solution and is bitter tasting. Proteases in the gastrointestinal tract destroy it.
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