Medication - Administration

Administration

Administration is the delivery of a pharmaceutical drug to a patient.

It can be performed in various dosage forms such as pills, tablets, or capsules.

There are also many variations in the routes of administration, including intravenous (into the blood through a vein) and oral administration (through the mouth).

They can be administered all at once as a bolus, at frequent intervals or continuously. Frequencies are often abbreviated from Latin, such as every 8 hours reading Q8H from Quaque VIII Hora.