pharmacology for technicians Ch#3 Common Dosage Routes
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chochi on February 21, 2012
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pharmacy technician, dosage routes
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 peroral (PO, by mouth) | oral (swallowed) sublingual (under the tongue) buccal (dissolved in the cheek) |
| parenteral (not through the alimentary canal, but by injection through some other route) | intravenous (vein) intra-arterial (artery) intracardiac (heart) intraspinal/intrathecal (spinal fluid) epidural (fibrous membrane of spinal cord) intrasynovial (joint-fluid area) subcutaneous (beneath the skin) intramuscular (muscle) |
| topical (applied to surface of skin or mucous membranes) | transdermal (skin surface) conjunctival (conjunctiva) intraocular (eye) intranasal (nose) aural (ear) intrarespiratory (lung) rectal (rectum) vaginal (vagina) urethral (urethra) |
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