topical application
Medicine on surface
Topical application is the administering of a substance directly to a body surface—usually skin, but also eyes, ears, or mucous membranes.
The term distinguishes external treatment from oral or injected medications: The cream is for topical application only.
Topical applications include ointments, lotions, patches, and drops.
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
- balmHealing topical preparation
- lip balmWaxy mouth moisturizer
- lotionLiquid skin moisturizer
- skin creamTopical moisturizing product
transdermal · patch · cream · ointment · liniment · salicylic acid · medication · over the counter · skin · wound care · first aid kit · poultice · dermatology · hydrocortisone · antiseptic · bug bite · benzoyl peroxide · active ingredient
- aromatherapyessential oils, diffuser, diffusers, eucalyptus, lavender oil
- local anestheticslidocaine, procaine, benzocaine, novocaine, tetracaine
- treatment complianceadherence, non-compliance, treatment plan, missed dose, pill taking
route of administration
topical applicationinjection
Syringe-delivered dose
ingestion · intramuscular injection · swallowing · subcutaneous injection · inhalation