DRUG ADMINISTRATION
SIX RIGHTS
RIGHT DRUG
RIGHT DOSE
RIGHT TIME
RIGHT ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION
RIGHT PATIENT
RIGHT TO REFUSE
KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICATION
KNOW THE APPROPRIATE DOSE
KNOW THE APPROPRIATE ROUTES
KNOW THE POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
KNOW THE DRUG CLASS OF THE MEDICATION
ORAL FORMS OF MEDICATIONS
TABLET - compressed drug with fillers, binders, and coloring agent
HARD CAPSULE
SOFT CAPSULE
ENTERIC COATED - not dissolved in acidic media
PROLONGED ACTION -sustained release
ORAL LIQUID FORMS
SYRUP - sugar in water solution
ELIXIR - hydroalcoholic liquid
SUSPENSION - particles suspended in solution, must shake well
PARENTERAL ADMINISTRATION
INTRAVENOUS
SUBCUTANEOUS - underneath skin into loose connective tissue, 1 to 2ml maximum volume
INTRAMUSCULAR - Deposited between layers of muscle, 2 to 3 ml maximum volume, z-track option
PARENTERAL ADMINISTRATION (CONT.)
INTRADERMAL - below skin surface, 0.1ml maximum volume
INTRATHECAL - directly in spinal fluid
INTRA ARTICULAR - directly into joints
MISCELLANEOUS ROUTES
RECTAL - poor and erratic absorption
INHALATION - directly to the site of action if not swallowed first
SUBLINGUAL/BUCCAL - avoids stomach acid
TOPICAL - ointments, creams, patches, etc.