Updated January 2018
Appendix 1.21 - Systemic Treatment Routes
This document provides a listing of all possible routes used to administer drugs.
ROUTE |
ROUTE_DESCRIPTION |
| AVS | A-V SHUNT |
| BC | BUCCAL |
| CIV | CONTINUOUS INFUSION |
| DT | DENTAL |
| EP | EPIDURAL |
| HE | HEMODIALYS |
| IA | INTRA ARTERIAL |
| IC | INTRACAVITARY |
| ICV | INTRACAVERNOSAL |
| ID | INTRADERMAL |
| IH | INHALATION |
| IL | INTRALESIONALLY |
| IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| IMP | IMPLANT |
| IN | INTRANASAL |
| INO | INTRANODAL |
| IO | INTRAOCULAR |
| IOS | INTRAOSSEOUS |
| IP | INTRAPERITONEAL |
| IPL | INTRAPLEURAL |
| IR | IRRIGATION (BLADDER, WOUNDS, ETC.) |
| ISY | INTRASYNOVIAL |
| IT | INTRATHECAL |
| IU | INTRAARTICULAR |
| IV | INTRAVENOUS |
| IY | INTRAUTERI |
| MC | MISCELL.(MEDIC. SUPPLIES;NON-DRUGS) |
| MM | MUCOUS MEMBRANE |
| NG | NASOGASTRIC TUBE |
| OD | RIGHT EYE |
| OP | OPHTHALMIC |
| OS | LEFT EYE |
| OT | OTIC (AURAL) |
| OU | OCULUS UTERQUE (BOTH EYES) |
| PF | PERFUSION |
| PIV | PUSH INTRAVENOUS |
| PO | ORALLY |
| PR | PER RECTUM (SUPPOSITORY) |
| PV | PER VAGINA |
| SC | SUBCUTANEOUS |
| SL | SUBLINGUAL |
| TD | TRANSDERMAL |
| TL | TRANSLINGUAL |
| TP | TOPICALLY |
| TUM | INTRATUMORAL |
| UR | URETHRAL |
| VES | INTRAVESICULAR |
| VTR | IN VITRO |
| XX | INVESTIGATIONAL ROUTES |