This section provides guidance on medication administration
via PEG or PEJ tubes.
Special attention is required when administering
drugs to patients with PEG or PEJ tubes since the majority of
medicines are not licensed for administration via this route.
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both the clinical and legal issues surrounding the crushing of
tablets and opening of capsules.
In addition, once the decision has been made to
administer the medication via the PEG or PEJ tube, before doing
so there are several further considerations that must be addressed.
These are summarized below:
