Affixes for routes of administration and dosage forms

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Oral & Enteral Administration

1. by oral administration
2. by respiratory tract inhalation
3. by mouth inhalation
4. by nasal inhalation
5. by oral mucosal administration [incl. sublabial (between the lip and the gingiva), sublingual (under the tongue), & buccal (in the cheek)]
6. by gastrointestinal administration (along the gastrointestinal tract)
7. by gastric administration (directly into the stomach)
8. by strictly enteral administration (directly into the intestines)
9. by rectal administration

The Degree 0: by oral/enteral administration [which usually includes oral (through the mouth) and rectal (into the rectum)]

Topical & Parenteral Administration

1. by dermal/topical administration
2. by ophthalmic administration (relating to the eye)
3. by otic administration (relating to the ear)
4. by nasal administration (relating to the nose)
5. by transdermal injection [incl. subcutaneous (under the skin) & intradermal (into the skin itself)]
6. by urogenital administration
7. by central nervous system injection [intracerebral, intrathecal, epidural, etc.]
8. by circulatory injection [intravenous (into a vein), intracardiac (directly into the heart muscles or ventricles), intraperitoneal (into the body cavity), etc.]
9. by musculoskeletal injection [intramuscular (into a muscle), intraosseous (directly into the bone marrow), etc.]

The Degree 0: by topical/parenteral administration (or parenteral/injection/infusion into tissue/blood)

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The definitions below refer to the smallest salient single manifestation of the entity in question, e.g. a pill, a drop of solutions etc.

(X as a substance like ...)

Oral Dosage Forms

1. Pills, i.e. tablets or capsules (incl. softgel, pastille)
2. Liquids such as syrups, solutions, elixers, emulsions, and tinctures
3. Liquids such as decoctions and herbal teas
4. Orally disintegrating tablets
5. Lozenges or candy (electuaries)
6. Thin films (e.g., Listerine Pocketpaks, nitroglycerin) to be placed on top of or underneath the tongue as well as against the cheek
7. Powders or effervescent powder or tablets, often instructed to be mixed into a food item
8. Pastes such as high fluoride toothpastes
9. Gases such as oxygen (can also be delivered through the nose)

Topically-administered & Other Dosage Forms

1. Drops (such as eye drops or ear drops)
2. Gels and hydrogels
3. Nasal sprays
4. Transdermal and dermal patches to be applied to the skin
5. Creams, liniments, balms (such as lip balm or antiperspirants and deodorants), lotions, or ointments, etc.
6. Cathartics, Laxatives, Purgatives, or Aperients
7. Suppositories
8. Suspensions and solutions in the form of enemas
9. Contents of nutrient enemas, rectal rehydration, or Murphy drips.

Injectionally, Infusionally & Inhalationally-administered Dosage Forms

1. Injectionally-administered solutions/suspensions
2. Infusionally-administered medication
3. Aerosolized medication
4. Medication by dry-powder Inhalers
5. Medication by metered dose inhalers
6. Nebulizer-administered medication
7. Smoking-administered medication
8. Vaporizer-administered medication
9. Inhalationally-administered medication (Inhalants)