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CONVENIENT
Preferred route easy and convenient for the patient and administrator
ABBREV: PO
EX: Tablets, capsules, etc. |
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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 |
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RAPID
The drug is dissolved under the tongue.
ABBREV: SL
EX: Nitroglycerin |
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RAPID
The drug is inhaled as a gas or aerosol and absorbed across the alveolar (lung) membranes.
ABBREV: Inh
EX: Beclomehtasone, Albuterol, Ipratropium |
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PARANTERAL
I.V, S.C/S.Q, I.D., I.M. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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