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ROUTE OF ADMINSTRATION
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Pharmacology
Professional
05/07/2013

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Term
ORAL
Definition
CONVENIENT

Preferred route easy and convenient for the patient and administrator

ABBREV: PO

EX: Tablets, capsules, etc.
Term
BUCCAL
Definition
CONVENIENT

Drug is dissolved between check and gum..absorbed through mucous membrane of the mouth into the bloodstream.

ABBREV: NONE

EX: Nitrogard, Myclelex, Nicotine Gum
Term
SUBLINGUAL
Definition
RAPID

The drug is dissolved under the tongue.

ABBREV: SL

EX: Nitroglycerin
Term
INHALATION
Definition
RAPID

The drug is inhaled as a gas or aerosol and absorbed across the alveolar (lung) membranes.

ABBREV: Inh

EX: Beclomehtasone, Albuterol, Ipratropium
Term
PARANTERAL
I.V, S.C/S.Q, I.D., I.M.
Definition
PREFERRED ROUTE UNAVAILABLE

Administration of drugs by injection by passed the G.I. tract. May be injected over a short period of time of slowly infused into the body at a constant rate.

ABBREV: I.V (Intravenous), S.C/S.Q. (Subcutaneous),
I.D. (intradermal), I.M. (Intramuscular).
EX: Heparin, Insulin, Sumatriptan
Term
RECTAL
Definition
PREFERRED ROUTE UNAVAILABLE

The drug is inserted into the rectum and absorbed through the mucous membrane lining of the rectum.

ABBREV: PR

EX: Suppositories: Acetaminophen, Glycerin, Hydrocortisone, Trimethobenzamide
Term
VAGINAL
Definition
PREFERRED ROUTE UNAVAILABLE

The drug is inserted into the vagina and slowly absorbed through the vagina wall.

ABBREV: PV

EX: Premarin Vaginal Crm., Estrace Vaginal Crm., Metrogel
Term
TRANSDERMAL
Definition
PROLONG THE DURATION OF ACTION

Designed for those drugs that can be absorbed across the skin into the bloodstream. Allows a slow and steady release of drug to be absorbed.

ABBREV: T.D.

EX: Estradiol, Duragesic - Patches
Term
TOPICAL
Definition
TARGET TO A SPECIFIC SITE OF ACTON

The application of medication to the surface of the skin or mucous membranes.

ABBREV: top

EX: Flucinolone, Hydrocortisone, Triamcinolone
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