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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I was in the hospital last year and had both, an IV and I took pills. One of my regular pills I couldn’t take because they were waiting for a spot to open up in the contrast MRI and that medication messed with the contrast portion, so I had to take an IV different version of the medication (similar but not the same) due to the hanging MRI.

But whatever you take in pill form, is much faster in iv form. It might depend on why you were in there and what medication it was.

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