What is an inhalation route of administration of medication?

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What is an inhalation route of administration of medication?

Inhalation as a route means delivering the drug into the body by breathing it in through the airways, reaching the lungs as a mist, aerosol, or gas. That’s why administration by mouth or nose fits best: you inhale the medication through the respiratory tract, not by swallowing, injecting, or applying to the skin. Inhaled medicines act primarily in the lungs or are absorbed through the airways. By contrast, injection delivers into tissue or bloodstream, skin administration is topical, and rectal administration uses the rectum.

Inhalation as a route means delivering the drug into the body by breathing it in through the airways, reaching the lungs as a mist, aerosol, or gas. That’s why administration by mouth or nose fits best: you inhale the medication through the respiratory tract, not by swallowing, injecting, or applying to the skin. Inhaled medicines act primarily in the lungs or are absorbed through the airways. By contrast, injection delivers into tissue or bloodstream, skin administration is topical, and rectal administration uses the rectum.

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