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Why carbenicillin cannot be given orally?(a) Tastes bad(b) Bad odour(c) Degraded by saliva(d) Hydrolysed easilyThe question was asked at a job interview.Origin of the question is Prodrugs in section Prodrugs & Excretion of Drugs of Drug Biotechnology

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The CORRECT answer is (d) Hydrolysed easily

The explanation is: Carbenicillin, broad-spectrum penicillin, gets hydrolyzed very easily. Thus if given orally it will be a REACTION with ACID in the stomach. Thus these are MADE into ester prodrugs which are stable at gastric pH and above 7.



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