Enum: DrugRouteEnum

URI: valuesets:DrugRouteEnum

Permissible Values

Value	Title	Meaning	Description	Abbreviation	Absorption	Devices	Forms	Onset	Sites	Use
ORAL	By mouth	NCIT:C38288		PO	GI tract
INTRAVENOUS	Into a vein	NCIT:C38276		IV				immediate
INTRAMUSCULAR	Into muscle	NCIT:C28161		IM					deltoid, gluteus, vastus lateralis
SUBCUTANEOUS	Under the skin	NCIT:C38299		SC, SubQ	slow
TOPICAL	On the skin surface	NCIT:C38304					cream, ointment, gel
INHALATION	By breathing in	NCIT:C38216				inhaler, nebulizer
RECTAL	Into the rectum	NCIT:C38295					suppository, enema
INTRANASAL	Into the nose	NCIT:C38284					spray, drops
TRANSDERMAL	Through the skin	NCIT:C38305					patch
SUBLINGUAL	Under the tongue	NCIT:C38300			rapid
EPIDURAL	Into epidural space	NCIT:C38243								anesthesia, analgesia
INTRATHECAL	Into spinal fluid	NCIT:C38277								CNS drugs
OPHTHALMIC	Into the eye	NCIT:C38287					drops, ointment
OTIC	Into the ear	NCIT:C38192					drops

Slots

Name	Description
drug_route	The drug route classification

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

• from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: DrugRouteEnum
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
title: Routes of drug administration
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  ORAL:
    text: ORAL
    meaning: NCIT:C38288
    annotations:
      abbreviation:
        tag: abbreviation
        value: PO
      absorption:
        tag: absorption
        value: GI tract
    title: By mouth
    aliases:
    - Oral Route of Administration
  INTRAVENOUS:
    text: INTRAVENOUS
    meaning: NCIT:C38276
    annotations:
      abbreviation:
        tag: abbreviation
        value: IV
      onset:
        tag: onset
        value: immediate
    title: Into a vein
    aliases:
    - Intravenous Route of Administration
  INTRAMUSCULAR:
    text: INTRAMUSCULAR
    meaning: NCIT:C28161
    annotations:
      abbreviation:
        tag: abbreviation
        value: IM
      sites:
        tag: sites
        value: deltoid, gluteus, vastus lateralis
    title: Into muscle
    aliases:
    - Intramuscular Route of Administration
  SUBCUTANEOUS:
    text: SUBCUTANEOUS
    meaning: NCIT:C38299
    annotations:
      abbreviation:
        tag: abbreviation
        value: SC, SubQ
      absorption:
        tag: absorption
        value: slow
    title: Under the skin
    aliases:
    - Subcutaneous Route of Administration
  TOPICAL:
    text: TOPICAL
    meaning: NCIT:C38304
    annotations:
      forms:
        tag: forms
        value: cream, ointment, gel
    title: On the skin surface
    aliases:
    - Topical Route of Administration
  INHALATION:
    text: INHALATION
    meaning: NCIT:C38216
    annotations:
      devices:
        tag: devices
        value: inhaler, nebulizer
    title: By breathing in
    aliases:
    - Inhalation Route of Administration
  RECTAL:
    text: RECTAL
    meaning: NCIT:C38295
    annotations:
      forms:
        tag: forms
        value: suppository, enema
    title: Into the rectum
    aliases:
    - Rectal Route of Administration
  INTRANASAL:
    text: INTRANASAL
    meaning: NCIT:C38284
    annotations:
      forms:
        tag: forms
        value: spray, drops
    title: Into the nose
    aliases:
    - Nasal Route of Administration
  TRANSDERMAL:
    text: TRANSDERMAL
    meaning: NCIT:C38305
    annotations:
      forms:
        tag: forms
        value: patch
    title: Through the skin
    aliases:
    - Transdermal Route of Administration
  SUBLINGUAL:
    text: SUBLINGUAL
    meaning: NCIT:C38300
    annotations:
      absorption:
        tag: absorption
        value: rapid
    title: Under the tongue
    aliases:
    - Sublingual Route of Administration
  EPIDURAL:
    text: EPIDURAL
    meaning: NCIT:C38243
    annotations:
      use:
        tag: use
        value: anesthesia, analgesia
    title: Into epidural space
    aliases:
    - Intraepidermal Route of Administration
  INTRATHECAL:
    text: INTRATHECAL
    meaning: NCIT:C38277
    annotations:
      use:
        tag: use
        value: CNS drugs
    title: Into spinal fluid
    aliases:
    - Intraventricular Route of Administration
  OPHTHALMIC:
    text: OPHTHALMIC
    meaning: NCIT:C38287
    annotations:
      forms:
        tag: forms
        value: drops, ointment
    title: Into the eye
    aliases:
    - Ophthalmic Route of Administration
  OTIC:
    text: OTIC
    meaning: NCIT:C38192
    annotations:
      forms:
        tag: forms
        value: drops
    title: Into the ear
    aliases:
    - Auricular Route of Administration