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Why is insulin only given by injection and not as an oral drug?
a.   Injected insulin works faster than oral drugs to lower blood glucose levels.
b.   Insulin is a small protein that is destroyed by stomach acids and intestinal enzymes.
c.   Insulin is a “high-alert drug” and could more easily be abused if it were available as an oral agent.
d.   Oral insulin has a high “first pass loss” rate in the liver and would require very high dosages to be effective.
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