Glossary of Pharmacology 

Enteral Drug Administration 

A route of drug administration that involves the gastrointestinal tract (e.g. oral, buccal, rectal, sublingual or via gastrostomy).  

Drug administration involving the gastrointestinal tract is the most common method of administration. Drugs administered orally and rectally may be subjected to significant first pass metabolism (exception: sublingual or buccal). 

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