Drug Administration Routes (definition)

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ψ	Drug Administration Routes

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Definition: The various ways of administering a drug or other chemical to a site in a patient or animal from where the chemical is absorbed into the blood and delivered to the target tissue.

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; NIM
See Also Dosage Forms
Examples Administration, Inhalation; Administration, Intranasal; Administration, Mucosal; Administration, Oral; Administration, Rectal; Administration, Topical; Chemotherapy, Cancer, Regional Perfusion; Infusions, Parenteral; Injections; Administration, Ophthalmic; Phonophoresis; Instillation, Drug; Iontophoresis

Other names Routes, Drug Administration; Route, Drug Administration; Drug Administration Route; Administration Route, Drug; Administration Routes, Drug

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Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012
Warning: the drugs or drug combinations referred to here may be similar or related, but are not be the same ones and may not have the same pharmacological action as other substances described on the same page or in the same row. Please refer to product monograph or to your doctor

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