Why do hospitals prefer injecting medications than offering pills?

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Some background : I was in the hospital recently for a couple of days and was able to talk and walk.. however, the doctors prescribed injections and IV canulisation over asking me to pop antibiotics and anti gastric medication. Is there a specific reason for hospitals to prefer it or is it just a matter of convenience?

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Sometimes a patient should not have anything by mouth in case they end up needing surgery. Sometimes an iv medicine will work faster or better.

But most of the time…it’s because the patient expects to get a fancy IV medicine and will give us bad patient experience surveys because “the evil doctor didn’t care about my pain/illness and only bothered to order a pill that I could get at home!!!1”