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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |