Drug Administration Routes
Abbreviations
Drug Catagories
Is It a Suffix, Prefix or Root?
How Is It Administered?
100
drugs taken into the circulation through the digestive track or by transfer across a membrane
What is absorption
100
FDA
What is Food and Drug Administration
100
These drugs help alleviate pain
What is analgesic
100
Lytic in thrombolytic
What is suffix
100
Cough Syrup
What is PO
200
breathing in an aerosal or nebulizer spray
What is inhalation
200
OTC
What is over the counter
200
These drugs relieve symptoms of nausea and prevent emesis
What is antiemetic
200
alg/o in algesia
What is root
200
the flu shot is given at a 90 degree angle. This is called
What is intramuscular or IM
300
administered under the tongue
What is sublingual
300
AC or ac
What is before meals
300
These drugs help the body get rid of excess water, sodium and other electrolytes. They also reduce edema.
What is diuretics
300
Tropic in psychotropic
What is suffix
300
Nitroglycerin is given under the tongue. This is called
What is sublingual
400
medication absorbed through the skin from either a cream or a patch
What is transdermal
400
bid
What is twice a day
400
These drugs correct or prevent heart rhythm abnormalities
What is antirrhythmics
400
anti in antiemetic
What is prefix
400
ointment
What is placed on the skin
500
given PO
What is by mouth
500
SL
What is sublingual
500
These drugs kill bacteria in the body
What is antiobiotic
500
Counter in countertransport
What is prefix
500
Suppository
What is a body opening?
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