Pharmacokinetics
This process involves the transport of a medication with the body once it enters the circulatory system.
Distribution
This route is where a drug is placed between the cheek and the teeth/gums until it is dissolved.
Buccal
NaCl
Liquid
57 kg
125.4 lbs
Absorbable gelatin
Gelfoam, gelfilm, surgifoam
Some medications are also eliminated in this, which may affect the breast-fed baby.
Breast milk
This route is where a drug is placed directly into a vein.
IV or intravenous
Powder
Solid
135 kg
297 lbs
Gelatin matrix/thrombin
Floseal, surgiflo
This organ is the most affected by the biotransformation of a drug.
Liver
This route is where a drug is directly placed in a hollow cavity such as the bladder.
Instillation
Emulsion solution
Liquid
77 kg
169.4 lbs
Oxidized cellulose
surgicel, nu-knit, fibrillar, snow
This effect of medication in the body continues until it is biotransformed and or excreted.
Excretion
This is where a drug is directly administered to the respiratory tract, usually a gas or aerosol.
Inhalation
Suppositories
Solid (semi)
9 kg
19.8 lbs
fibrin sealants
tisseel, evicel
This absorption process is where a substance is eventually taken into the bloodstream by the capillaries.
This route is where a drug is placed into the subarachnoid space.
Intrathecal
N2O
Gas
240 kg
528 lbs
microfibrillar collagen
avitene, instat