Question

Which prescription abbreviations specifically require the medicine to be delivered by injection?

Answer 1

Answer:

NPO , IV, IM , Inj  requires the medicine to be delivered by injection

Explanation:

The terms that refer to the route of the medicine which should be strictly delivered through injection are as follows,

• NPO which is nil per os, meaning no food or fluid should be taken through bowel.

• IV means intra venous, that is, the drug should be injected inside any vein.

• IM means intra muscular, which means drug should be injected inside a particular muscle.

• Inj refers to injectable drug as a class of drug