Drugs must ________________ before being absorbed

A. be diluted
B. circulate
C. be compounded
D. dissolve

d
Rationale: Dissolving is the only correct answer for all drugs; they cannot be absorbed unless dissolved first. Not all drugs must be diluted or compounded, and some drugs are absorbed without circulating.

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