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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There are a number of medications that just have to be given IV. Like there’s not a stable way to get the proper dose into a pill that would survive your stomach to then be absorbed. Vancomycin comes to mind, as does toradol. Those are given by injection either intramuscular or IV because they must be.