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  2. Buccal administration - Wikipedia

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    Buccal administration is a topical route of administration by which drugs held or applied in the buccal ( / ˈbʌkəl /) area (in the cheek) diffuse through the oral mucosa ( tissues which line the mouth) and enter directly into the bloodstream. Buccal administration may provide better bioavailability of some drugs and a more rapid onset of ...

  3. Rectal administration - Wikipedia

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    Rectal administration of medication may be performed with any of the following: A suppository, a solid drug delivery system inserted into the rectum, where it dissolves or melts to exert local or systemic effects. A micro-enema, a small amount (usually less than 10 millilitres) of a liquid-drug solution injected into the rectum.

  4. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole - Wikipedia

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    Co-trimoxazole is the recommended standard treatment for whipple's disease in some treatment protocols. Fungal and protozoal infections: Isosporiasis: No: No: No: Clinical trials have confirmed its use in this indication. Malaria: No: No: No: Clinical trials have confirmed its efficacy in both the treatment and prevention of malaria.

  5. Template:Routes of administration, dosage forms - Wikipedia

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    Template:Routes of administration, dosage forms. Template documentation. This template's initial visibility currently defaults to autocollapse, meaning that if there is another collapsible item on the page (a navbox, sidebar, or table with the collapsible attribute ), it is hidden apart from its title bar; if not, it is fully visible. To change ...

  6. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    continue same treatment cuj. cujus: of which c.v. cras vespere: tomorrow evening cyath. cyathus: a glassful cyath. vinos. cyathus vinosus: a wine-glassful D, d. die [or] dosis: days [or] doses: ambiguous meaning, write out "days" or "doses" D5LR dextrose 5% in lactated Ringer's solution (intravenous sugar solution) D5NS

  7. Route of administration - Wikipedia

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    Oral administration of a liquid. In pharmacology and toxicology, a route of administration is the way by which a drug, fluid, poison, or other substance is taken into the body. [1] Routes of administration are generally classified by the location at which the substance is applied. Common examples include oral and intravenous administration.

  8. Fluconazole - Wikipedia

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    Fluconazole. Fluconazole is an antifungal medication used for a number of fungal infections. [5] This includes candidiasis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, dermatophytosis, and tinea versicolor. [5] It is also used to prevent candidiasis in those who are at high risk such as following organ transplantation ...

  9. Antimetabolite - Wikipedia

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    Antimetabolite. An antimetabolite is a chemical that inhibits the use of a metabolite, which is another chemical that is part of normal metabolism. [1] Such substances are often similar in structure to the metabolite that they interfere with the use of folic acid; thus, competitive inhibition can occur, and the presence of antimetabolites can ...