Recognize these abbreviations? IM, IV, PO, PR, SC, SL. Or maybe these terms? Topical, transdermal, intrathecal, intranasal, and oral inhalation. Chances are you’re employed in healthcare. For those who aren’t, these represent routes of administration. They’re various ways medicine can be introduced to the body to treat specific conditions. And depending on what’s being treated, …
January 2016 archive
Jan 14
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Think of the last time you were at your doctor’s office. You came in feeling terrible, perhaps from a cough that wouldn’t go away or a stomach ache that wouldn’t subside, despite over-the-counter remedies. You waited for your name to be called…and waited…and waited. Finally, the clerk utters your name and says, “The doctor will …