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DRUG FORMS & ROUTES
| ROUTE | DOSAGE FORM | NOTE |
|---|---|---|
| ORAL | TABLET | |
| ORAL | BULK POWDER | PATIENT MIXES THE POWDER WITH LIQUID TO DRINK THE CONTENTS |
| ORAL | SOLUTION | CLEAR LIQUID MADE UP OF ONE OR MORE SUBSTANCES DISSOLVED IN A SOLVENT |
| ORAL | SYRUP | CONCENTRATED AND MORE VISCOUS THAN WATER |
| ORAL | ELIXERS | CLEAR, SWEET, AND LESS VISCOUS THAT SYRUPS |
| ORAL | EMULSIONS | MIXTURE OF A WATER-BASED COMPONENT AND A OIL-BASED COMPONENT |
| ORAL | GEL | |
| SUBLINGUAL | TABLET | DISSOLVE UNDER THE TONGUE |
| BUCCAL | LOZENGE | DISSOLVE BETWEEN THE CHEEK AND TEETH |
| RECTAL | SUPPOSITORY | CAN BE USED FOR LOCAL OR SYSTEM EFFECTS |
| RECTAL | SOLUTION | USUALLY USED AS AN ENEMA |
| RECTAL | CREAM | USED PRIMARILY FOR A LOCAL EFFECT |
| RECTAL | OINTMENT | USED PRIMARILY FOR A LOCAL EFFECT |
| OPTHALMIC | SUSPENSION | ADMINISTERED IN DROPS |
| OPTHALMIC | SOLUTION | ADMINISTERED IN DROPS |
| OPTHALMIC | OINTMENT | MAY BLUR PATIENTS VISION |
| OPTHALMIC | IMPLANT | PROLONG DRUG CONTACT WITH THE EYE |
| INTRANASAL | SOLUTION | USUALLY ADMINISTERED AS DROPS |
| INTRANASAL | SPRAY | LESS LIKELY TO DRAIN BACK AND BE SWALLOWED THAN DROPS |
| INTRANASAL | AEROSOL | USED WHEN A DRUG IS SUFFICIENTLY VOLATILE |
| INHALATION | AEROSOL | HAVE NO DANGER OF CONTAMINATION |
| INHALATION | POWDER | SUPPLIED IN CARTRIDGES OR DISKS |
| DERMAL | OINTMENT | THICKER TEXTURE THAN A CREAM, TEND TO BE GREASIER |
| DERMAL | CREAM | "VANISH" WITH RUBBING |
| DERMAL | PASTE | USED FOR THEIR PROTECTIVE ACTION |
| DERMAL | PATCH | PATIENTS MAY HAVE A SENSITIVITY TO THE ADHESIVE |
| DERMAL | AEROSOLS | USED FOR A LOCAL EFFECT |
| VAGINAL | SUPPOSITORY | USUALLY GLOBE, EGG, OR CONE-SHAPED |
| VAGINAL | TABLET | ALSO CALLED "INSERTS" - ARE USED IN THE SAME MANNER AS SUPPOSITORIES |
| VAGINAL | CREAM | USED WITH A SPECIAL APPLICATION TUBE FOR INSERTION |
| ORAL | CAPSULE |