Ways to administer drugs/meds

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Routes of administration / Dosage forms

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</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 2px"><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=navbox-group>Ocular / Otologic / Nasal</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: 2px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="navbox-list navbox-even">Nasal spray • Ear drops • Eye drops • Ointment • Hydrogel • Nanosphere suspension • Mucoadhesive microdisc (microsphere tablet)



</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 2px"><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=navbox-group>Urogenital</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: 2px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="navbox-list navbox-odd">Ointment • Pessary (vaginal suppository) • Vaginal ring • Vaginal douche • Intrauterine device (IUD) • Extra-amniotic infusion • Intravesical infusion



</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 2px"><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=navbox-group>Rectal (enteral)</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: 2px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="navbox-list navbox-even">Ointment • Suppository • Enema (Solution • Hydrogel) • Murphy drip • Nutrient enema



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(into tissue/blood)


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</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 2px"><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=navbox-group>Additional explanation:</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: 2px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="navbox-list navbox-odd">
<TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" cellSpacing=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: auto; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: lemonchiffon; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" colSpan=2>Mucous membranes are used by the human body to absorb the dosage for all routes of administration, except for "Dermal" and "Injection/Infusion".
Administration routes can also be grouped as Topical (local effect) or Systemic (defined as Enteral = Digestive tract/Rectal, or Parenteral = All other routes).



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Routes of administration by organ system

</TH></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 2px"><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=navbox-group>Gastrointestinal</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: 2px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="navbox-list navbox-odd">Oral • Buccal • Sublabial • Sublingual • Rectal



</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 2px"><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=navbox-group>Respiratory system</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: 2px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="navbox-list navbox-even">Pulmonary • Nasal



</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 2px"><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=navbox-group>Visual system / Auditory system</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: 2px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="navbox-list navbox-odd">Ocular (Ocular-topical / Intravitreal / Transscleral) • Otologic (Oto-topical)



</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 2px"><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=navbox-group>Reproductive system</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: 2px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="navbox-list navbox-even">Intracavernous • Intravaginal • Intrauterine (Extra-amniotic)



</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 2px"><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=navbox-group>Urinary system</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: 2px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="navbox-list navbox-odd">Intravesical



</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 2px"><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=navbox-group>Peritoneum</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: 2px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="navbox-list navbox-even">Intraperitoneal



</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 2px"><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=navbox-group>Central nervous system</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: 2px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="navbox-list navbox-odd">Intracerebral • Intrathecal • Epidural



</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 2px"><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=navbox-group>Circulatory system</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: 2px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="navbox-list navbox-even">Intravenous • Intracardiac



</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 2px"><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=navbox-group>Musculoskeletal system</TD><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: 2px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="navbox-list navbox-odd">Intramuscular • Intraosseous



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The hell with taking anything rectally

big n wv said:

The hell with taking anything rectally

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Seems to be working for Kai.