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A drug administration route is the path by which a drug is brought into contact with the body. For example, it may be taken orally, applied via a transdermal patch, or delivered with an injection.
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| x Smoking |
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Heroin |
Smoking is the process of flavoring, cooking, or preserving food by exposing it to the smoke from burning or smoldering plant materials, most often wood. Meats and fish are the most common smoked foods, though cheeses, vegetables, and ingredients...
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| x Injection |
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Heroin |
An injection (often referred to as a "shot") is an infusion method of putting fluid into the body, usually with a hollow needle and a syringe which is pierced through the skin to a sufficient depth for the material to be forced into the body. An...
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| Cocaine | |||
| LSD | |||
| Leuprolide | |||
| Haloperidol | |||
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| x Freebasing | Cocaine | ||
| x Eating |
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Cocaine |
Eating is the process of ingesting food to provide for an animal's nutritional needs, particularly for energy and growth. All animals must eat organisms in order to survive: carnivores eat other animals, herbivores eat plants, and omnivores consume...
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| Cannabis | |||
| x Oral | Viagra | ||
| LSD | |||
| Aspirin | |||
| Thalidomide | |||
| Temazepam | |||
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| x Inhalation | Nitrous oxide |
Inhalation (also known as inspiration) is the movement of air from the external environment, through the air ways, and into the alveoli.
Inhalation begins with the onset of contraction of the diaphragm, which results in expansion of the intrapleural...
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| Morphine | |||
| Dipropyltryptamine | |||
| Methylenedioxymethamphetamine | |||
| x Ocular | LSD |
Ocular may refer to:
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| Chloramphenicol | |||
| x Cutaneous | LSD | ||
| x Smoking |
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Hashish |
Smoking is a practice where a substance, most commonly tobacco, is burned and the smoke tasted or inhaled. This is primarily practised as a route of administration for recreational drug use, as combustion releases the active substances in drugs such...
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| Cannabis | |||
| Salvia divinorum | |||
| Crack cocaine | |||
| Phencyclidine | |||
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| x Insufflation |
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Heroin |
a common way of using drug in powdered shape by in inhaling through the nose. Alomost every 'street drug' can be used this way but cocaine and heroin are most popular.
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| Cocaine | |||
| Methamphetamine | |||
| Ketamine | |||
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| x Coffee |
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Caffeine |
Coffee is a brewed beverage prepared from roasted seeds, commonly called coffee beans, of the coffee plant. They are seeds of "coffee cherries" that grow on trees in over 70 countries. It has been said that green coffee is the second most traded...
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| x Rectal | Aspirin | ||
| x Intravenous | Lorazepam |
Intravenous literally means into a vein and is mostly used as a route of administration of medication with the help of an injection directly into the vein: an intravenous injection. Intraarterial is the term for (injection) into an artery.
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| Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid | |||
| Ampicillin | |||
| Amphetamine | |||
| Amoxicillin | |||
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| x Transdermal patch |
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Lorazepam |
A transdermal patch or skin patch is a medicated adhesive patch that is placed on the skin to deliver a specific dose of medication through the skin and into the bloodstream. Often, this promotes healing to an injured area of the body. An advantage...
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| Fentanyl | |||
| Rotigotine | |||
| Loxoprofen | |||
| Clonidine | |||
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| x Intramuscular injection | Lorazepam |
Intramuscular (or IM) injection is the injection of a substance directly into a muscle. In medicine, it is one of several alternative methods for the administration of medications (see Route of administration). It is used for particular forms of...
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| Chloramphenicol | |||
| Aspirin | |||
| Codeine | |||
| Erythromycin | |||
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| x Suppository |
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Amphetamine |
A suppository is a drug delivery system that is inserted into the rectum (rectal suppository), vagina (vaginal suppository), or urethra (urethral suppository), where it dissolves.
They are used to deliver both systemically-acting and locally-acting...
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| Phenmetrazine | |||
| Prochlorperazine | |||
| Metronidazole | |||
| Diazepam | |||
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| x Sublingual |
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Amphetamine |
Sublingual, literally 'under the tongue', from Latin, refers to the pharmacological route of administration by which drugs diffuse into the blood through tissues under the tongue. Many pharmaceuticals are designed for sublingual administration,...
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| Fentanyl | |||
| Buprenorphine | |||
| Misoprostol | |||
| Methylenedioxymethamphetamine | |||
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| x Ear drop | Ciprofloxacin |
Ear drops are a form of medicine used to treat or prevent ear infections, especially infections of the outer ear and ear canal (Otitis externa).
Bacterial infections are sometimes treated with antibiotics. Examples are:
Over the counter ear drops...
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| Enrofloxacin | |||
| Ofloxacin | |||
| x Eye drop |
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Ciprofloxacin |
Eye drops are saline-containing drops used as a vector to administer medication in the eye. Depending on the condition being treated, they may contain steroids (e.g. dexamethasone), antihistamines, sympathomimetics, beta receptor blockers,...
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| Bromfenac | |||
| Dapiprazole | |||
| Unoprostone | |||
| Antazoline | |||
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| x Drinking |
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Cannabis |
Drinking is the act of consuming water (or a beverage that contains water) through the mouth. Water is required for many of life’s physiological processes. Both excessive and inadequate water intake are associated with health problems.
A daily...
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| x Vaporization | Cannabis |
Vaporization of an element or compound is a phase transition from the liquid phase to gas phase. There are two types of vaporization: evaporation and boiling.
Evaporation is a phase transition from the liquid phase to gas phase that occurs at...
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| Amphetamine | |||
| x Subcutaneous injection |
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Heparin |
A subcutaneous injection (abbreviated as SC, SQ, sub-cu, sub-Q or subcut) is administered as a bolus into the subcutis, the layer of skin directly below the dermis and epidermis, collectively referred to as the cutis. Subcutaneous injections are...
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| Dexamethasone | |||
| Chlorphenamine | |||
| Bethanechol | |||
| Desmopressin | |||
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| x Tablet |
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Roxithromycin |
A tablet is a mixture of active substances and excipients, usually in powder form, pressed or compacted into a solid. The excipients include binders, glidants (flow aids) and lubricants to ensure efficient tabletting; disintegrants to ensure that...
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