Routes Of Drug Administration Flashcards
Examples of drugs administered via local route
Vagina - Miconazole
Skin - Mentholated dusting powder
Eye - Chloramphenicol eye drops
GI - Non-absorbable vancomycin
Examples of drugs administered via oral route
Paracetamol, Metronidazole tablets
Examples of drugs administered via sublingual route
Sublingual nitroglycerin
Buprenorphine
Desamino-oxytocin
Examples of drugs administered via rectal route
Diazepam
Paracetamol
Indomethacin
Examples of drugs administered via intramuscular route
Streptomycin
Tetanus vaccine
EpiPen
Examples of drugs administered via intraarterial route
Cisplatin, Fentanyl
Examples of drugs administered via intrathecal route
Morphine
Zinocotide
Baclofen
Drug used to enhance GIT motility
Metodopramide
Drug that inhibit GIT motility
Atropine
Morphine
Codeine
Drugs absorbed via active transport
Levodopa
Fluorouracil
Calcium
Conditions that reduce SBF
Heart failure
Hypovolaemia
Examples of drug interactions that impair absorption
Tetracycline and Ca-containing food
Colestyramine and Warfarin
Examples of drugs confined to the BPL
Heparin
Examples of drugs confined to the ECF
Vencuronium, Carbenicillin, Tubocurarine
Examples of drugs confined to the total body fluid
Phenytoin
Alcohol
Neostigmine