LESSON 5 Administering Medicine

The administration of a medicine is a common but important clinical procedure. It is the

manner in which a medicine is administered that will determine to some extent whether
or not the patient gains any clinical benefit, and whether they suffer any adverse effect
from their medicines.

OBJECTIVE
At the end of the lesson you are expected to:
1. Perform the proper administering of Medicine to
the patient
2. Perform simple calculations

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Group the following medicines based on their point of entry/ administration. Write only the
letter of your answer.

ORAL PARENTERAL RECTAL

A. LIQUID MEDICINE B. DEXTROSE C. SUPPOSITORIES D. INSULIN

E. TABLET F. PELLETS

WORD WATCH

 Oral administration (Mouth)

 Rectal (Rectum)
 Parenteral (Skin/muscle/vein)
o Intramuscular (IM)
o Subcutaneous
o Intravenous (IV)
o Intradermal
 Topical (surface of the body)
 Sublingual (under the tongue)
 Buccal (In between the cheek and gums)

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NOTE TAKING GUIDE

There are various routes of administration available, each of which has associated
advantages and disadvantages. All the routes of drug administration need to be
understood in terms of their implications for the effectiveness of the drug therapy and
the patient’s experience of drug treatment.

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 ACTIVITY

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ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY

VENN DIAGRAM. Compare and Contrast the following using the venn diagram.

SUBLINGUAL BUCCAL
ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION

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LABELING. Label the following based on the parenteral point of administration.

1.
(Dermis) 3.
(Subcutaneous fat)

2.
(Vein) 4.
(Muscle)

STOP/GO. Put a check mark () on the GO column if the statement is true,
otherwise put a check mark on the STOP column.

GO CONCEPT STOP

1 Oral is the most frequently used route of administration

In buccal administration, the drug is placed under the

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tongue
In sublingual administration, the drug is placed in
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between the cheek and the gums

4 Many topical drugs are applied on the skin

5 Intramuscular (IM) is administered in the muscle

ANALOGY
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Intravenous: Vein; Intradermal: Subcutaneous fat
Rectal drugs are the most convenient and economic
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type of drugs

8 Eye drop is an example of topical drug

9 Insulin is an example of parenteral drug

One of the advantages of Oral administration is the
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first-pass-effect

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