Week 4 video Methods of drug administration Flashcards
Methods of drug administration
Drug Delivery
Drug Delivery more detail
adverse reactions to drugs
6 right of drug administration
route of administration
Enteral route
route of administration
Via mouth (oral ingestion) would be tablets or capsules
Enteral route, absorption occurs primarly in the small intestine
route of administration
will have a waxy coating to withstand acid but dissolves in bases.
Enteral route
route of administration
sublinggual route and buccal route. The mucosa of the oral cavity is highly absorptive. th is way avoids acidic of the stomac.
Topical Route
route of administration
- creams applited
- transdermal patches
- eye drops (opthalmic)
- ear drops (otic)
- nasal spray (nasal)
- suppositories (inserted into vagina or rectum)
Drug delivery is highlyt targeted to site of application. absorption is very slow and not much gets to other areas.
Parenteral route
route of administration
typically involves injection of drugs with a needle
1. intradermal is shallow- durgs into the skin
2. subcutaneous 45 degree
3. intravenous into a vein (high levels of the drug in the blood stream immediately and then steady decrease as the drug is excreted)
4. intermuscular