Therapeutic Class
This class of drug relieves pain.
Analgesics
This act was passed in 1970 to regulate the manufacture and distribution of controlled substances.
Controlled Substance Act
This is the most preferred route by patients and the easiest to administer.
Oral route
This injection is given at a 90-degree angle into the muscle.
Intramuscular injection
This is used when oral administration is not possible due to nausea or NPO orders.
Rectal administration
Amoxicillin and ciprofloxacin belong to this class used to treat bacterial infections.
Antibiotics
The DEA number issued to physicians is valid for this number of years.
3 years
These medications dissolve between the cheek and gum.
Buccal medication
This method involves injecting into the skin at a 10–15° angle, used for allergy or TB tests.
Intradermal injection
These are medicated vaginal inserts that dissolve or melt inside the body.
Pessaries
Loratadine and cetirizine are examples of this drug class that treats allergies.
Antihistamines
This schedule of controlled substances has the highest potential for abuse and no accepted medical use in the U.S.
Schedule I
This form is placed under the tongue for rapid absorption.
Sublingual medication
This route is for medications like insulin, delivered into the fatty tissue beneath the skin.
Subcutaneous injection
This form uses medicated patches that provide time-release effects through the skin.
Transdermal administration
Ibuprofen and naproxen fall under this classification that reduces inflammation.
Anti-inflammatories
This schedule includes morphine and cocaine, and requires a handwritten prescription.
Schedule II
These capsules are designed to dissolve over time and must not be opened.
Spansules/time-release capsules
This injection method provides the quickest onset of action.
Intravenous injection
These patches should never be cut, as it alters the delivery rate.
Dermal patches
This medication includes medication like dextromethorphan that relieves cough.
Antitussives
This amendment, passed in 1952, banned many drugs from being dispensed without a prescription.
Durham-Humphrey Amendment
These tablets dissolve in the intestines and should never be crushed.
Enteric-coated tablets
A TB syringe uses a specific gauge of needle.
25 to 27 gauge
This method uses a mist or vapor for drug delivery to the lungs.
Inhalation