2007-11-26 05:59:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Intravenous
Intramuscular
Subcutaneous
Inhalation
Intrathecally (into the spinal fluid)
Epidurally
Rectally
Vaginally
Local infiltration
Intraosseous (into the bone marrow)
Intranasally
Squirting liquid medicine down an endotracheal tube
Injecting around any number of nerves (you name it, we do it)
Intra-arterial
Ocular (eyedrops)
Aurally (eardrops)
Sublingual (under the tongue)
2007-11-26 12:35:14 · answer #1 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Nate and Pangolin covered most of the gamut. How about intra-cardiac, directly into the heart? This is used only when the patient is in extremis.
2007-11-27 08:23:08 · answer #2 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many ways to administer drugs to patients.. You can give them medicine orally. or you can give an injection of medicine
2007-11-26 06:10:18 · answer #3 · answered by ((*$)) Ms. Blue Eyez((*$*)) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oral, rectal, vaginal, iv, im, subcutaneous, transdermal, innerosseus, intraperitoneal, thecal, trachial, inhalation, I think thats about it.
2007-11-26 06:08:35 · answer #4 · answered by Nate B 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋