Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Drug Administration Routes

The various ways of administering a drug or other chemical to a site in a patient or animal from where the chemical is absorbed into the blood and delivered to the target tissue.

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Abstract

The various ways of administering a drug or other chemical to a site in a patient or animal from where the chemical is absorbed into the blood and delivered to the target tissue.

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5 entry terms
  • Administration Routes, Drug
  • Administration Route, Drug
  • Drug Administration Route
  • Route, Drug Administration
  • Routes, Drug Administration

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1 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings veterinary.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; NIM

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History Note

87; was DRUG ADMINISTRATION (NON MESH) before 1987

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  1. E02w.319w.267w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Drug Administration Routes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004333. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004333
  2. Drug Administration Routes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Route_of_administration
  3. Drug Administration Routes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q621636