The route by which the product is administered (e.g., oral, rectal, etc).
The way a drug is put into the body. Eating, drinking, inhaling, injecting, snorting, smoking, and absorbing a drug through mucous membranes all are routes of administration used to consume drugs of abuse.
Identifies the method by which a drug is administered. There are 23 coded routes of administration, divided into three categories. Code Description Route Type Oral Systemic Injection Systemic Rectal Systemic Mucous Membranes Systemic Topical Non-Systemic Opthalmic Non-Systemic Nasal Systemic Otic Non-Systemic Intradermal Other Intravenous Systemic Buccal Systemic Intramuscular Systemic Dental Non-Systemic Perfusion Non-Systemic Inhalation Systemic Translingual Systemic Miscellaneous Other Intraperitoneal Non-Systemic Irrigation Non-Systemic Sublingual Systemic Transdermal Systemic Urethral Non-Systemic Vaginal Systemic
In pharmacology and toxicology, a route of administration is the path by which a drug, fluid, poison or other substance is brought into contact with the body.In toxicology, "exposition" may often be a more appropriate term, however "administration" can be used for deliberate substance use.