transdermal
Absorbed through skin
Transdermal means through the skin, describing medications or substances absorbed into the body via skin contact rather than ingestion or injection.
A transdermal patch delivers drugs steadily through the skin barrier: nicotine patches, fentanyl patches, birth control patches.
The route bypasses the digestive system, allowing controlled, sustained release.
Material covering damage
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- microneedleSubmillimeter puncturing device
- controlled releaseGradual substance dispensing mechanism
Process of spreading throughout
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- penetrationEntry into something
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
- dermisLiving tissue under epidermis
percutaneous · lipophilic · hydrophilic · intercellular · intracellular · flux · concentration gradient · membrane
Active chemical compound
- medicineCurative substance or practice
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- doseQuantity of medicine
pharmacokinetics · efficacy · steady-state · half-life · loading dose · maintenance dose · metabolism · excretion
Of the mouth
- sublingualUnder the tongue
- buccalPertaining to cheeks
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
- intramuscularInto muscle tissue
intravenous · parenteral · inhalation · nasal · rectal · vaginal · ocular · topical
patch
Material covering damage
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- microneedleSubmillimeter puncturing device
controlled release · sustained release · wearable · adhesive
permeation
Process of spreading throughout
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- penetrationEntry into something
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
dermis · percutaneous · lipophilic · hydrophilic · intercellular · intracellular · flux · concentration gradient · membrane · occlusion
drug
Active chemical compound
dose · pharmacokinetics · efficacy · steady-state · half-life · loading dose · maintenance dose · metabolism · excretion · side-effects
oral
Of the mouth
- sublingualUnder the tongue
- buccalPertaining to cheeks
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
intramuscular · intravenous · parenteral · inhalation · nasal · rectal · vaginal · ocular · topical · implantable
- Medicinespill, tablet, aspirin, tablets, penicillin
- drug formstablet form, powder form, oral, injectable, topical
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, respiratory
- nonoralsign language, signing, gestures, body language, texting
- pharmacologypharmacology, drugs, pharmacokinetics, dose, drug
- drug deliverydrug delivery, injection, time release, delayed release, capsule
transdermaloral
Of the mouth
injectable · intravenous · intramuscular · subcutaneous · inhaled
- transdermal patchDrug-releasing skin adhesive
- transdermal patchesAdhesive delivering drugs through skin