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http://standardterms.edqm.eu version ⏿5 February 2025| Code | Display | Definition |
| 0004 | Administration | Administration of a pharmaceutical product by one of a variety of non-specific methods. To be used only where a more-specific term does not apply. |
| 0005 | Application | Administration of a pharmaceutical product by placing or spreading it onto the affected area. |
| 0006 | Bathing | Administration of a pharmaceutical product by immersing all or part of the affected area in the product, sometimes for an extended period of time. |
| 0007 | Chewing | Administration of a pharmaceutical product by crushing or grinding it with the teeth; after chewing, some products are intended to be swallowed, some are intended to be spat out. |
| 0008 | Gargling | Administration of a pharmaceutical product by rinsing the throat and/or mouth with it, holding it in the throat and keeping it in motion by releasing a stream of air from the lungs; after gargling, the product is usually intended to be spat out. |
| 0010 | Inhalation | Administration of a pharmaceutical product by breathing it into the lungs, usually via the mouth. |
| 0011 | Injection | Administration of a pharmaceutical product by introducing it into the body, usually after puncturing the skin; one or more of a variety of routes may be specified, the most common being intravenous, intramuscular and subcutaneous. |
| 0012 | Insertion | Administration of a pharmaceutical product by placing it into a body cavity, lesion, wound etc. |
| 0013 | Instillation | Administration of a pharmaceutical product drop by drop onto or into the affected area. |
| 0014 | Orodispersion | Administration of a pharmaceutical product by placing it in the mouth and allowing it to dissipate; the product is usually then swallowed. |
| 0015 | Rinsing/washing | Administration of a pharmaceutical product by bringing it into contact with the affected area for a short period of time, e.g. by pouring it over the area and allowing it to drain away, or swilling it around the area and then removing it. |
| 0017 | Spraying | Administration of a pharmaceutical product by atomising or otherwise dissipating it into a fine dispersion of particles in air, directing it such that it comes into contact with the affected area. |
| 0018 | Sucking | Administration of a pharmaceutical product by placing it in the mouth and encouraging it to dissolve in the saliva, usually by moving the tongue. |
| 0019 | Swallowing | Administration of a pharmaceutical product by introducing it into the stomach via the mouth and oesophagus with a voluntary muscular action. |
| 0111 | Burning | Administration of a pharmaceutical product by lighting it in order to evolve smoke that is taken in by the subject. |
| 0112 | Dialysis | Administration of a pharmaceutical product by inclusion in a dialysis system (e.g. haemodialysis, haemofiltration, peritoneal dialysis), as a dialysis or substitution product. |
| 0113 | Implantation | Administration of a pharmaceutical product by placing it within a tissue of the body, usually as part of a surgical procedure. |
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