Absorption From Different Sites Of Administration -parenteral Flashcards
What are the 3 primary routes of parenteral administration
Subcutaneous
Intramuscular
Intravenous
When is parenteral route preferred
When rapid absorption is essential, as in emergencies
What is the benefit of parenteral route over oral administration
What is the only route where there is no factor affecting it
Intravenous injections
Explain intravenous injections
How are intramuscular injections preformed
Deep into skeletal muscle
What are the different dosage forms of intramuscular injections
Aqueous or oleaginous solutions or suspensions
What’s the benefit of intramuscular injections over subcutaneous injections
In intramuscular injections the absorption may be modulated to some extent by what
Local heating
Massage
Exercise
Into which muscles is the intramuscular injections have a faster rate of absorption
What are the factors that affect intramuscular injection
How dose gender affect the drug in intramuscular injection
Slow constant absorption from the intramuscular site results form what
If the drug is injected in solution in oil or suspended in various other depot vehicles
How do some drugs provide sustained drug action after an intramuscular injections
When drugs have low solubility
