| Institution: | 1. Laboratory for Improvement of Agricultural Productions and Protection of Ecosystems in Dry Areas LAPAPEZA, Institute of Veterinary Sciences and Agronomic Sciences, Elhadj Lakhdar University, Batna, Algeria;2. Institute of Nutrition, Food and Agro-Food Technologies (INATAA), University of Brother''s Mentouri Constantine1 (UFMC1), Constantine, Algeria;3. Laboratory of Nutrition and Food Technology (LNTA), University of Brother''s Mentouri Constantine1 (UFMC1), Constantine, Algeria;1. Reproduction Biology Center, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil;2. Institute for Veterinary Pathology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;1. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan;2. Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan;3. Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan;4. Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan;5. Department of Public Health & Nutrition, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan;1. Université Tunis El Manar, faculté de médecine de Tunis, 15, rue Djebel Lakhdhar, La Rabta, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie |
| Abstract: | Patients with healthy gastrointestinal tract but not capable to be fed orally may receive their nutrition and medications via enteral feeding tubes, patients who receive nutrition via feeding tubes are often receive medications through the same route. Not all medications are appropriate to be administrated enterally, improper dosage form selection, drug-nutrition interactions and incompatibilities, inadequate dilution, and other types of preparation and administration errors might lead to an unpleasant outcome. Appreciating the complexity of the administration of medications via feeding tube, following proper techniques could help in reducing incidents and improve patient outcomes. The present review covers the most considerations regarding the preparation and administration of oral medications to patients on nasoenteral feeding tubes. |
