Enteric coatings may be used to keep a drug from dissolving in the:
A) esophagus
B) bloodstream
C) gallbladder
D) stomach
D) stomach
Enteric coatings are used to keep a drug from dissolving in the stomach and passing into the intestines for dissolution instead. The esophagus and gallbladder are not sites of dissolution, and the bloodstream simply circulates a drug for systemic effects.
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