Which route is unrelated to parenteral administration of medications?

Which route is unrelated to parenteral administration of medications?

• A. Buccal
• B. Z-Track
• C. IV
• D. Intradermal

Answer: (A)

Parenteral administration means delivering medications by routes that bypass the GI tract and typically involve injections, such as intravenous, intramuscular, and subcutaneous routes (the Z-track technique is a method used for intramuscular injections). These are injection-based methods that place the drug directly into tissues or bloodstream. The buccal route, by contrast, administers medication by placing it between the cheek and gum to be absorbed through the oral mucosa. It bypasses the GI tract but is not an injection and is categorized as a mucosal, non-injection route rather than parenteral. So it’s not parenteral, whereas intravenous and intradermal routes are.

Parenteral administration means delivering medications by routes that bypass the GI tract and typically involve injections, such as intravenous, intramuscular, and subcutaneous routes (the Z-track technique is a method used for intramuscular injections). These are injection-based methods that place the drug directly into tissues or bloodstream.

The buccal route, by contrast, administers medication by placing it between the cheek and gum to be absorbed through the oral mucosa. It bypasses the GI tract but is not an injection and is categorized as a mucosal, non-injection route rather than parenteral. So it’s not parenteral, whereas intravenous and intradermal routes are.