Routes of Drug Administration

Convenient for repeated and prolonged use, widely used route of administration, retreat is possible, painless, self-medication possible

The drug is kept under the tongue and gets absorbed through the buccal mucous membrane and enters systemic circulation

Not suitable for unconscious patients, patients with vomiting and diarrhea, uncooperative patients, drugs destroyed by digestive juices, unpalatable and irritant drugs, slow onset of action in emergency cases

<p>Nitroglycerin for acute angina</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ease of drug administration, volume of drug administered, economy, onset of action, condition of patient, retreat possibility, type of dosage form, first-pass effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Convenient for repeated and prolonged use, widely used route of administration, retreat is possible, painless, self-medication possible</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Not suitable for unconscious patients, patients with vomiting and diarrhea, uncooperative patients, drugs destroyed by digestive juices, unpalatable and irritant drugs, slow onset of action in emergency cases</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The drug is kept under the tongue and gets absorbed through the buccal mucous membrane and enters systemic circulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The condition of the patient</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The metabolism of a drug before it reaches systemic circulation</p> Signup and view all the answers