Get Md School Medication Administration Authorization Form - Calvert County 2009-2025

Medication administration means the direct application of a medication or device by ingestion, inhalation, injection or any other means, whether self-administered by a resident, or administered by a guardian (for a minor), or an authorized healthcare provider.

Medication administration: the direct application of a prescribed medication—whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or other means—to the body of the individual by an individual legally authorized to do so.

Ensuring that medications are given safely and accurately is a cornerstone of safe medical care. The importance of following the “Five Rights” of Medication Administration (right patient, drug, dose, route, and time) is ingrained in every medical, nursing, and pharmacy student's training.

Routes of medication administration RouteExplanationoralswallowed by mouth as a tablet, capsule, lozenge, or liquidoticgiven by drops into the earrectalinserted into the rectumsubcutaneousinjected just under the skin12 more rows

A term defined by the UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) as: “The clinical, cost-effective and safe use of medicines to ensure patients get the maximum benefit from the medicines they need, while at the same time minimising potential harm.”