Manner of Administration
Page last updated: 2 March 2011
Manner of Administrations that are currently in use by the PBS
| Manner of Administration | Description |
|---|---|
| Application | Administered topically. |
| Application to the ear | Administered into the ear. |
| Application to the eye | Administered into the eye. |
| Application to the eye/ear | Can be administered into the eye and the ear. |
| Buccal | Application to or administration through the cheek cavity. |
| Buccal/Sublingual | Can be applied or administered through the cheek cavity and beneath the tongue for a systemic effect. |
| For external use | The product is not intended for internal use or for application. |
| Inhalation by mouth | Taken into the lungs by breathing through the oral route only for local or systemic effect. |
| Inhalation | Taken into the lungs by breathing through the nasal route only or through the nasal and oral routes for local or systemic effect. |
| Implantation | Includes all routes of administration for implants as defined by the TGA. |
| Implantation/oral | The product is available as a combination pharmaceutical item and one or more components can be administered via any TGA defined route for implants and one or more components can be taken through the mouth into the gastrointestinal system. |
| Injection | Includes all injectable routes of administration as defined by the TGA. |
| Injection/oral | The product is available as a combination pharmaceutical item and one or more components can be administered via any TGA defined route of injection and one or more components can be taken through the mouth into the gastrointestinal system. |
| Injection/Intravesical | Can be administered via any injectable route defined by the TGA and can be administered via instillation into the bladder. |
| Injection/solvent for injectables | Can be administered alone via any injectable route defined by the TGA, or can be administered acting as diluent for an injectable requiring reconstitution prior to administration. |
| Intra-intestinal | Administered directly into the intestine via a transabdominal tube. |
| Intrauterine | Insertion into the uterus. |
| Intravesical | Instillation into the bladder. |
| Nasal | Administered into or within the nose. |
| Oral | Taken through the mouth into the gastrointestinal system. |
| Oral application | Applied within the mouth for local effect. |
| Rectal | Administered through the rectum. |
| Sublingual | Administered beneath the tongue for a systemic effect. |
| Transdermal | Application to the skin for a systemic effect. |
| Urethral | Administered through the urethra. |
| Vaginal | Applied into the vagina. |
