Routes of Administration

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Routes of Administration
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Appropriate administration route depends on

• the dosage form in which the drug is available
• the patients age
• the patients condition, e.g. level of
  consciousness, etc.

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Oral

• the most convenient and most commonly used route
  of administration
• examples are tablets, capsules, and liquids

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Parenteral

• Any route of administration other than the oral
  route

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Parenteral

• Intradermal
• Subcutaneous
• Intramuscular
• Intravenous
• Sublingual

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Parenteral

• Rectal
• Vaginal
• Topical
• Transdermal
• Inhalation