Route of Administration Abbreviations

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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