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lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="تجویز دهانی دارو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voie_orale" title="Voie orale – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Voie orale" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B2%BD%EA%B5%AC_%ED%88%AC%EC%97%AC" title="경구 투여 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="경구 투여" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a 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/></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Oral administration of a tablet</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other names</th><td class="infobox-data">By mouth, per os (PO)</td></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align: right;">[<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q285166" class="extiw" title="d:Q285166">edit on Wikidata</a>]</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Adminstering_oral_medication.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Adminstering_oral_medication.jpg/220px-Adminstering_oral_medication.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Adminstering_oral_medication.jpg/330px-Adminstering_oral_medication.jpg 1.5x, 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/></a><figcaption>Oral administration of a liquid</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Oral administration</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Route_of_administration" title="Route of administration">route of administration</a> whereby a substance is taken through the <a href="/wiki/Human_mouth" title="Human mouth">mouth</a>, swallowed, and then processed via the <a href="/wiki/Digestive_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Digestive system">digestive system</a>. This is a common route of administration for many medications. </p><p>Oral administration can be easier and less painful than other routes of administration, such as injection. However, the onset of action is relatively low, and the effectiveness is reduced if it is not absorbed properly in the <a href="/wiki/Digestive_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Digestive system">digestive system</a>, or if it is broken down by digestive enzymes before it can reach the bloodstream. Some medications may cause gastrointestinal side effects, such as nausea or vomiting, when taken orally. Oral administration can also only be applied to conscious patients, and patients able to swallow.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Terminology">Terminology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oral_administration&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Terminology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Per os</i> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˌ/: secondary stress follows">ˌ</span><span title="'p' in 'pie'">p</span><span title="/ɜːr/: 'ur' in 'fur'">ɜːr</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/oʊ/: 'o' in 'code'">oʊ</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span></span>/</a></span></span>; <i>P.O.</i>) is an adverbial phrase meaning literally from Latin "through the mouth" or "by mouth". The expression is used in medicine to describe a treatment that is taken orally (but not used <a href="/wiki/Oral_medicine" title="Oral medicine"><i>in</i> the mouth</a> such as, for example, <a href="/wiki/Caries" class="mw-redirect" title="Caries">caries</a> prophylaxis).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The abbreviation <i>P.O.</i> is often used on <a href="/wiki/Medical_prescription" title="Medical prescription">medical prescriptions</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Scope">Scope</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oral_administration&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Scope"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Enteral administration includes:<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buccal_administration" title="Buccal administration">Buccal</a>, dissolved inside the cheek</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sublabial_administration" title="Sublabial administration">Sublabial</a>, dissolved under the lip</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sublingual_administration" title="Sublingual administration">Sublingual administration</a> (SL), dissolved under the tongue, but due to rapid absorption many consider SL a parenteral route</li> <li>Oral (PO), swallowed tablet, capsule or liquid</li></ul> <p>Enteral medications come in various forms, including<sup id="cite_ref-IQWiG-oral_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IQWiG-oral-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> oral solid dosage (OSD) forms:<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Tablets to swallow, chew or dissolve in water or under the tongue</li> <li>Capsules and chewable capsules (with a coating that dissolves in the stomach or bowel to release the medication there)</li> <li>Time-release or sustained-release tablets and capsules (which release the medication gradually)</li> <li>Powders or granules</li></ul> <p>and oral liquid dosage forms:<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Teas</li> <li>Drops</li> <li>Liquid medications or syrups</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Facilitating_methods">Facilitating methods</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oral_administration&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Facilitating methods"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Concomitant ingestion of <a href="/wiki/Water" title="Water">water</a> facilitates in swallowing tablets and capsules.<sup id="cite_ref-mosby_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mosby-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If the substance has disagreeable <a href="/wiki/Taste" title="Taste">taste</a>, addition of a <a href="/wiki/Flavoring" title="Flavoring">flavor</a> may facilitate <a href="/wiki/Ingestion" title="Ingestion">ingestion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mosby_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mosby-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Substances that are harmful to the <a href="/wiki/Human_tooth" title="Human tooth">teeth</a> are preferably given through a <a href="/wiki/Drinking_straw" title="Drinking straw">straw</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mosby_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mosby-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oral_administration&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nothing_by_mouth" title="Nothing by mouth">Nothing by mouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_abbreviations_used_in_medical_prescriptions" title="List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions">List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Latin_phrases" title="List of Latin phrases">List of Latin phrases</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medical_prescription" title="Medical prescription">Medical prescription</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thin-film_drug_delivery" title="Thin-film drug delivery">Thin-film drug delivery</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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