Your client is being treated for streptococcal pharyngitis and is npo. her health care provider has ordered penicillin g to be given im. she wants to know why she cannot take her medications via an oral route. your best response is:
a) penicillin g is inactivated by gastric acid, therefore it is only given im or iv.
b) penicillin g is inactivated by gastric acid, therefore it is only given im.
c) penicillin g is no longer used for this problem.
d) penicillin g can be given orally but requires higher doses.