Route of Administration Abbreviations

When printed, certain medication charts and summary reports (all of which are available via the Summaries menu) automatically indicate the chosen Route of Administration for the medications printed. These Routes of Administration are indicated using abbreviations from the following table:

Route Abbreviation
Intra Amniotic Intra Amnio
Intra Articular Intra Joint
Intra Cavernosal Intra Penile
Intra Dermal Intra Dermal
Intra Lesional Intra Lesion
Intra Lymphatic Intra Lymph
Intra Muscular IM
Intra Nasal Intra Nasal
Intra Ocular Intra Ocular
Intra Peritoneal Peritoneal
Intra Pleural Intra Pleural
Intra Thecal Intra Thecal
Intra Tracheal Intra Trachea
Intra Urethral Intra Urethra
Intra Uterine Intra Uterine
Intra Venous IV
Nasogastric Tube NG
Oral - Inhaled Inhale
Oral - Local/Buccal Buccal
Oral - Metered Aerosol Inhale
Oral - Nebuliser Nebulise
Oral - Sublingual SL
Oral - Swallowed Oral
Orogastric Tube O-G Tube
Per Rectum PR
Per Urethra Per Urethra
Per Vagina PV
Skin Prick Skin Prick
Subcutaneous Subcut
Submucosal Sub mucosal
Topical - Ear Ear
Topical - Hair Hair
Topical - Nail Nail
Topical - Ophthalmic Eye
Topical - Skin Topical
Topical - Teeth Teeth
Transdermal Trans dermal