• Include these codes as defined in http://standardterms.edqm.eu version ⏿5 February 2025

  Code	Display	Definition
  0004	Administration	Administration of a pharmaceutical product by one of a variety of non-specific methods. To be used only where a more-specific term does not apply.
  0005	Application	Administration of a pharmaceutical product by placing or spreading it onto the affected area.
  0006	Bathing	Administration of a pharmaceutical product by immersing all or part of the affected area in the product, sometimes for an extended period of time.
  0007	Chewing	Administration of a pharmaceutical product by crushing or grinding it with the teeth; after chewing, some products are intended to be swallowed, some are intended to be spat out.
  0008	Gargling	Administration of a pharmaceutical product by rinsing the throat and/or mouth with it, holding it in the throat and keeping it in motion by releasing a stream of air from the lungs; after gargling, the product is usually intended to be spat out.
  0010	Inhalation	Administration of a pharmaceutical product by breathing it into the lungs, usually via the mouth.
  0011	Injection	Administration of a pharmaceutical product by introducing it into the body, usually after puncturing the skin; one or more of a variety of routes may be specified, the most common being intravenous, intramuscular and subcutaneous.
  0012	Insertion	Administration of a pharmaceutical product by placing it into a body cavity, lesion, wound etc.
  0013	Instillation	Administration of a pharmaceutical product drop by drop onto or into the affected area.
  0014	Orodispersion	Administration of a pharmaceutical product by placing it in the mouth and allowing it to dissipate; the product is usually then swallowed.
  0015	Rinsing/washing	Administration of a pharmaceutical product by bringing it into contact with the affected area for a short period of time, e.g. by pouring it over the area and allowing it to drain away, or swilling it around the area and then removing it.
  0017	Spraying	Administration of a pharmaceutical product by atomising or otherwise dissipating it into a fine dispersion of particles in air, directing it such that it comes into contact with the affected area.
  0018	Sucking	Administration of a pharmaceutical product by placing it in the mouth and encouraging it to dissolve in the saliva, usually by moving the tongue.
  0019	Swallowing	Administration of a pharmaceutical product by introducing it into the stomach via the mouth and oesophagus with a voluntary muscular action.
  0111	Burning	Administration of a pharmaceutical product by lighting it in order to evolve smoke that is taken in by the subject.
  0112	Dialysis	Administration of a pharmaceutical product by inclusion in a dialysis system (e.g. haemodialysis, haemofiltration, peritoneal dialysis), as a dialysis or substitution product.
  0113	Implantation	Administration of a pharmaceutical product by placing it within a tissue of the body, usually as part of a surgical procedure.

Expansion performed internally based on codesystem EDQM Standard Terms v5 February 2025 (CodeSystem)

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