Route of Administration Flashcards
PO
Description: By mouth
Administration Route: Oral
SL
Description: Under the tongue
Administration Route: Sublingual
Administration Route: Buccal
Description: Between the gums and cheeks
IM
Description: Into the muscle
Administration Route: Intramuscular
SC
Description: Under the skin
Administration Route: Subcutaneous
IV
Description: Into the vein
Administration Route: Intravenous
Administration Route: Intrathecal
Description: Into the spinal cord spaces
PR
Description: Into the rectum
Administration Route: Rectal
PV
Description: Into the vagina
Administration Route: Vagina
Administration Route: Transdermal
Description: Through the skin
Administration Route: Topical
Description: On the skin
Administration Route: Intranasal
Description: Into the nostril
Administration Route: Inhalation
Description: Into the lungs
AS, AD, AU
Description: Into the ear
Administration Route: Otic
OS, OD, OU
Description: Into the eye
Administration: Ocular or Ophthalmic
