Application form
The form of administration (from application , “application”, “administration” of drugs, from Latin applicare , “to combine”) or administration form is the way in which a drug is administered. The dosage form must be selected according to the form of administration, i.e. the way in which the drug is prepared (e.g. tablet , suppository ).
Examples of application forms
Application form | meaning |
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aural | In the ear canal |
buccal | on the cheek mucosa |
endobronchial (e. b.) | into the bronchus , administered via an endotracheal tube |
enteral | Supply via the intestine |
epidural | synonymous with peridural; Injection into the epi / peridural space for epi / epidural anesthesia |
inhalative (p. i. = by inhalation) | over the lungs |
intraarterial ( i.a. ) | into an artery |
intra-articular | in a joint |
intragastric | in or in the stomach |
intragluteal | in the gluteus muscle |
intracardiac | Injection into the heart |
intracutaneous (i. c.) | into the (leather) skin |
intralumbar | Injection into the lumbar section of the dural sac |
intralymphatic | into a lymph node |
intramammary | through the teat canal into the mammary gland |
intramuscular (i. m.) | into a muscle |
intranasally | in the nose |
intraneural | into a nerve |
intraocular | in the eye |
intraosseous ( OK ) | into a bone |
intraperitoneal ( i.p. ) | into the abdominal cavity |
intrapleural | into the chest cavity |
intrapulmonary | in the lungs |
intraruminal | in the rumen of ruminants |
intratracheal (i. t.) | into the windpipe |
intraurethral | into the urethra |
intrathecally | Injection into the liquor space of the dura mater (meninges) |
intrauterine | in the womb |
intravenous (i.v.) | into a vein |
intraventricular | into the cerebral ventricles |
intravitreal | in the vitreous humor |
oral / peroral (p. o.) | over the mouth |
parenteral | bypassing the intestine (no application form of its own, it contains many of the above) |
percutaneous | over the skin |
peridural | synonymous with epidural; Injection into the epi / peridural space for epi / epidural anesthesia |
perineural | into the connective tissue of the nerves |
rectal | over the rectum |
retrobulbar | behind the eyeball |
sublingual (see left) | under the tongue |
subconjunctival | under the conjunctiva |
subcutaneous (s. c.) | under the skin , in the subcutis |
systemic | Application form that leads to a distribution of the active ingredient throughout the body (as opposed to "topical") |
topical | Local application with the aim of a local effect (as opposed to "systemic") |
transdermal | through the skin, the active ingredient enters the bloodstream through the skin |
vaginal | into the vagina |