Stability of Medications Administered via Enteral Feeding Tubes: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Feeding tubes are essential for patients unable to maintain adequate oral intake, serving multiple purposes including nutrition delivery and medication administration. The impact of administering medications through feeding tubes on their stability requires systematic investigation. This review aims to systematically evaluate factors affecting medication stability when administered via enteral feeding tubes versus oral administration in healthy populations, focusing on solid dosage forms converted to liquid formulations. A comprehensive search was conducted across PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, and CINAHL databases from July to October 2024, using a combination of MeSH and non-MeSH terms. Studies that assessed medication stability in enteral feeding tubes were included, while those that did not r

SUBMITTER: Alodat L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12737946 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature