Routes of

administration

Example

Indication

Enteral Route
Oral

Sublingual

Buccal

Rectal

Acetaminophen

Used for pain reliever and

fever reducer

Doxycycline Hyclate

Used for treating certain

bacterial infections

Zolpidem tartrate

Used for the short-term

treatment of insomnia

Saphris

Used for treating the

symptoms of psychotic
conditions such as
schizophrenia and bipolar
disorder

Demoxytocin

For labour induction

Fentanyl

Used for the management of

breakthrough pain in cancer
patients 18 years of age and
older

Bisacodyl

Treatment for relieving

occasional constipation and
irregularity

Hydrocortisone

Used to treat hemorrhoids

and itching or swelling in the
rectum and anus

Parenteral route
Intramuscular

Intravenous

Chlorpromazine HCl

Treatment for
- certain mental
- mood disorders
(schizophrenia)
- manic- disorder
- anxiety
- restlessness before
surgery

Lorazepam

Used to treat anxiety

disorders

Alprazolam

Used to treat anxiety

disorders, panic disorders,

and anxiety caused by

depression.

Intra arterial

Intra articular

Intra peritoneal

Carisoprodol

Treatment for the relief of

discomfort associated with
acute, painful musculoskeletal
conditions in adults

Floxuridine

Used
-

to treat:
advanced colon
kidney
stomach cancer

Melphalan

Used
-

for:
Multiple myeloma
Ovarian cancer
Neuroblastoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma

Betamethasone

Used to
- treat certain conditions
associated with
decreased adrenal
gland function
- treat severe
inflammation caused
by certain conditions,
(including severe
asthma, severe
allergies, rheumatoid
arthritis)

Triamcinolone

Used in a variety of
conditions:
- allergic disorders
- arthritis
- blood diseases
- breathing problems
- certain cancers
- eye diseases
- intestinal disorders
- skin diseases

Icodextrin

Used as part of a process of

cleaning fluid and waste out
of your body when your
kidneys do not work correctly

Dextrose Peritoneal Dialysis

Solution (dextrose
monohydrate)

Intrathecal

Methotrexate

Used for:
- acute lymphoblastic
leukemia
- osteosarcoma
- gestational
trophoblastic diseases
- mycosis fungoides
(cutaneous T-cell
lymphoma)

Thiotepa

Used for:
- breast and ovarian
cancer treatment
- superficial tumors of
the bladder treatment
-

Subcutaneous

Intradermal

Intra osseous

Intra pleural

controlling the
accumulation of fluid in
body cavities that may
result from certain
cancers

Heparin

Used to:
- decrease the clotting
ability of the blood
- help prevent harmful
clots from forming in
blood vessels

Goserelin

For suppress production of the

sex hormones

Tuberculin

A skin test to help diagnose

tuberculosis (TB) infection in
persons

Intradermal vaccine

Help prevent influenza

disease caused by influenza A
and B

Ceftriaxone

Treating bacterial infections

Chloramphenicol

Treating serious infections

caused by certain bacteria.

Talc Intrapleural

Prevent malignant pleural

effusion (build-up of fluid in
the chest cavity in people
who have cancer or other

serious illnesses)

Intra cardiac

Streptokinase

for use in:

- the management of
acute myocardial
infarction in adults
- lysis of intracoronary
thrombi
- the improvement of
ventricular function

Isoproterenol HCl

Used for:
- mild or transient
episodes of heart block
that do not require
electric shock or
pacemaker therapy
- serious episodes of
heart block
- use in cardiac arrest
until electric shock or
pacemaker therapy is
available
- bronchospasm
occurring during
anesthesia
To treat life-threatening
allergic reactions caused by:
- insect bites or stings
- foods
- medications
- latex and other causes

Epinephrine

Intra vesical

Mitomycin

Doxorubicin

Treating cancer of the

stomach or pancreas
Reduce the severity of
cancers when they
have not responded to
other treatments

Used in cancer chemotherapy

Topical route
Skin-transdermal

Nitroglycerine

Preventing chronic chest pain

caused by heart disease by
relaxing (widening) blood
vessels

Eye drops

Ear drops

Vagina

Urethra

Lidocaine

A local anesthetic that works

by stopping nerves from
transmitting painful impulses
to the brain

Olopatadine

Prevent itchy, red, or watery

eyes due to allergies (pollen,
pollution, dust, animal
dander) by blocking the
action of histamine, which
reduces the eye symptoms of
an allergic reaction

Azelastine HCl

Reduces the symptoms of an

allergic reaction in the eye

Ciprofloxacin

Treat ear infections caused by

certain bacteria

Ofloxacin

Treat and prevent eye

infections associated with
conjunctivitis (pink eye)
caused by certain bacteria in
patients 1 year of age and
older.

Metronidazole

Treating inflammation caused

by the skin disorder rosacea.

Estradiol

Treat the wasting of vaginal

mucous membranes and it
works topically to replace
hormone levels in women who
cannot produce enough
hormones to offset
menopause symptoms.

Lidocaine Jelly

Prevent and control of pain in

procedures involving the male
and female urethra, for
topical treatment of painful
urethritis

Xylocaine 2% Jelly

Lubrication for male & female

urethra during:
- cystoscopy

catheterization
exploration by sound,
endourethral
operations

Treatment of cystitis &

urethritis
Intranasal

Guaifenesin

Used to temporarily treat

cough and runny/stuffy nose
(nasal congestion) caused by:
- infections (common
cold)
- allergies
- other breathing
illnesses

Oxymetazoline HCl

For temporary relief of

congestion in the nose caused
by various conditions
including:
- common cold,
- sinusitis,
- hay fever
- allergies
It works by narrowing the
blood vessels in the nose
area, reducing swelling and
congestion.

Inhalation

Salbutamol

Used to treat or prevent

bronchospasm in patients
with:
- asthma
- bronchitis
- emphysema
- other lung diseases
This medicine is also used to
prevent wheezing caused by
exercise

Beclomethasone

Used to prevent asthma

attacks. This medication will
not treat an asthma attack
that has already begun.