Routes of Drug Administration

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Objective

I can describe different routes of drug administration and how they affect absorption.

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Warm-up video

Professor Dave Explains · 7:48Vetted channel

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    The six rights of drug administration are: right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, right time, and right documentation.

  2. 2

    The three main routes of drug administration are enteral, topical, and parenteral.

  3. 3

    The enteral route involves drugs administered orally or through tubes to the stomach, while the topical route involves application to the skin or mucous membranes.

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Practice

12 questions

1

What are the six rights of drug administration? Briefly explain why they are important.

2

Describe the key difference between an allergic reaction and anaphylaxis, as discussed in the video.

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Exit ticket

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Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of administering a drug through the topical route.

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