Route of Administration
The route of administration is the means by which a medication is delivered.
Commonly Used Abbreviations
- PR = per rectum; Puerto Rico
- PB = personal best
- PA = Pennsylvania
- IM = intramuscular
- IO = intraosseous
- iOS = Apple operating system
- IV = intravenous
- IVPB = intravenous piggyback
- IVPBR = intravenous piggyback ride
- IA = Iowa
- ID = Idaho
- OD = right eye
- OS = left eye
- OU = both eyes
- OSU = Ohio State University
- AD = right ear
- AS = left ear
- AU = both ears
- AR = Arkansas
- AUX = auxillary input
- SC = SportsCenter
- SL = Slovakia
- TPN = total parenteral nutrition
- NPO = nothing by mouth
- NPR = National Public Radio; nothing by rectum
Rarely Used Abbreviations
- PO = by mouth