Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 16 MAS 376 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Routes of Medication
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The idea
The route is how a medication enters the body, and the order names it.
In practice
Routes include oral, by mouth; inhaled; into the eye or ear; topical, on the skin; and parenteral, meaning by injection.
Where people slip
The route is one of the five rights. Never change it, even for a patient who asks.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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