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  2. Route of administration - Wikipedia

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    Common examples include oral and intravenous administration. Routes can also be classified based on where the target of action is. Action may be topical (local), enteral (system-wide effect, but delivered through the gastrointestinal tract), or parenteral (systemic action, but is

  3. Needlestick injury - Wikipedia

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    To achieve better implementation, legislation, education and training are necessary among all health care workers at risk. [18] Another large group at risk are nurses but their frequency of exposure is much less than in surgeons. Their main risk comes from the use and disposal of injection syringes.

  4. Hospital-acquired infection - Wikipedia

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    Though the patient may have contracted the infection from their own skin, the infection is still considered nosocomial since it develops in the health care setting. [5] The term nosocomial infection is used when there is a lack of evidence that the infection was present when the patient entered the healthcare setting, thus meaning it was ...

  5. Buccal administration - Wikipedia

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    Buccal tablets are rarely used in healthcare settings due to unwanted properties that may limit patient compliance, for example, unpleasant taste and irritation of the oral mucosa. [19] These undesired characteristics may lead to accidental swallowing or involuntary expulsion of the buccal tablet.

  6. Subcutaneous administration - Wikipedia

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    Subcutaneous injections can also be used when the increased bioavailability and more rapid effects over oral administration are preferred. They are also the easiest form of parenteral administration of medication to perform by lay people, and are associated with less adverse effects such as pain or infection than other forms of injection. [4]

  7. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia - Wikipedia

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    1 point if the fall is after day 10. If someone has been exposed to heparin within the last 30 days and then has a drop in platelet count within a day of reexposure, 2 points are given. If the previous exposure was 30–100 days ago, 1 point If the fall is early but there has been no previous heparin exposure, no points. Thrombosis

  8. Rofecoxib - Wikipedia

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    The therapeutic recommended dosages were 12.5, 25, and 50 mg with an approximate bioavailability of 93%. [12] [13] [14] Rofecoxib crossed the placenta and blood–brain barrier, [12] [13] [15] and took 1–3 hours to reach peak plasma concentration with an effective half-life (based on steady-state levels) around 17 hours.

  9. Hepatotoxicity - Wikipedia

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    Hepatotoxicity (from hepatic toxicity) implies chemical-driven liver damage. Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a cause of acute and chronic liver disease caused specifically by medications and the most common reason for a drug to be withdrawn from the market after approval.