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A client taking epoetin alfa requests changing the medication from the subcutaneous route to the PO route. The nurse respond this medication is destroyed in the stomach and can only be given by injection.

One of the digestive system's organs. By combining food with digestive juices and churning it into a thin liquid, the stomach aids in food digestion. Storing food and releasing it to the intestines at a pace that allows the intestines to process it is the stomach's primary job. The stomach's lowest third is known as the antrum.

The lower esophageal sphincter, a muscle valve, allows food to enter the stomach as it approaches the end of the esophagus. The stomach releases digestive enzymes and acid. In order to expand the food's surface area in preparation for digestion, the stomach mixes and grinds the food into a finely split chime. The upper, rounded region to the left of the cardia is known as the fundus. The stomach's largest and most important component is its body. Here, food is combined and begins to degrade.

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A patient using epoetin alfa requests that the drug be switched from the subcutaneous to the oral route. According to the nurse, this drug is destroyed in the stomach and can only be administered through injection.

  • One of the organs of the digestive system.
  • The stomach assists in food digestion by mixing food with digestive fluids and churning it into a thin liquid.
  • The stomach's principal function is to store food and release it to the intestines at a rate that permits the intestines to digest it.
  • The antrum is the lower portion of the stomach.

As food near the end of the oesophagus, the lower oesophagal sphincter, a muscular valve, permits it to enter the stomach.

Epoetin injection is a synthetic form of erythropoietin (EPO). EPO is naturally created in the body, mostly by the kidneys.

  • It increases the production of red blood cells in the bone marrow.
  • Severe anaemia can result if the body does not create enough EPO. This is common in people with a chronic renal disease whose kidneys are failing.
  • Epoetin is used to treat severe anaemia in dialysis patients and those who are not on dialysis.

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