oral drugs
Pills you swallow
Oral drugs are medications taken by mouth—swallowed as pills, capsules, liquids, or dissolved tablets.
The term distinguishes these from drugs administered by injection, inhalation, or topical application.
In medical contexts, oral administration is often preferred for convenience and patient compliance: The doctor switched her from IV antibiotics to oral drugs.
- pillsOral medication units
- pill bottleMedication storage container
- tabletsFlat portable computing devices
- capsulesEncased doses of medicine
- swallowSend down the throat
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oral drugsinjections
Syringe-administered doses
suppositories · inhalants · transdermal patches · nasal sprays · eye drops
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