Enteric coatings may be used to keep a drug from dissolving in the:

A. esophagus
B. bloodstream
C. gallbladder
D. stomach

d
Rationale: Enteric coatings are used to keep a drug from dissolving in the stomach and passing into the intestines for dis-solution instead. The esophagus and gallbladder are not sites of dissolution, and the bloodstream simply circulates a drug for systemic effects.