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1. Route of Drug
Administration

2. INTRODUCTION
Drugs may be administered by
different routes like oral,
topical(local),systemic
(parenteral), inhalational and
rectal.
The selection of appropriate route
of administration determines the
onset, duration, intensity and
degree of localization of drug

3. MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEMIC LOCAL
ENTERAL PARENTERAL
ORAL
SUBLINGUAL
BUCCAL
RECTAL
1.INJECTION ROUTES
INTRADERMAL(ID)
SUBCUTANEOUS(SQ)
INTRAMUSCULAR(IM)
INTRAVENOUS(IV)
INTRATHECAL
INTRAOSSEOUS
EPIDURAL
INTRACARDIAC
INTRA-ARTERIAL
INTRA-ARTICULAR
INTRAPERITONEAL
2.INHALATIONAL
SKIN APPLICATION
EYE (OCCULAR,OPTIC)
EAR (OTIC)
NASAL
TRANSDERMAL

4. Enteral Administration
routes.
• Orally (taken by mouth)
• Sublingually (placed under
tongue)
• Buccal (between the gums
and cheek)
• Rectal ( given through rectum)

5. Parenteral route
Four major types
 Intravenous route. IV (in a vein)
 Intramuscular.IM (in a muscle)
 Intradermal.ID (within the skin)
 Subcutaneous.SQ (under the skin)

6. Skin layers

7. Other parenteral routes
• Intrathecal (around the
spinal cord)
• Intraosseous ( within
the bone marrow)

8. Cont…
Epidural (introduced into
the space around the
dura mater of the spinal
cord.)
Intracardiac (into the
heart)
Intra-arterial (into the

9. Cont…
Intra-articular (into the
synovial fluid of the
joint)
Intraperitoneal ( into
the peritoneal cavity)

10. Other Parenteral routes
• Inhalation

11. Endotracheal

12. Topical administration
Medications applied to the skin
and mucous membranes generally
have local effects.
 Applied to skin.
 Otic.
 Optic.
 Nasal.
 Transdermal