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

  Code	Display	Definition
  20001000	Auricular use	Administration of a medicinal product to the ear.
  20002500	Buccal use	Administration of a medicinal product to the buccal cavity (pouch located between the cheek and the gum) to obtain a systemic effect
  20003000	Cutaneous use	Administration of a medicinal product to the skin and/or cutaneous wounds and/or nails and/or hair in order to obtain a local effect.
  20004000	Dental use	Administration of a medicinal product to and/or in the teeth or, on and/or around the nerves supplying the teeth.
  20006000	Endocervical use	Administration of a medicinal product to the cervix uteri.
  20007000	Endosinusial use	Administration of a medicinal product to the sinuses to obtain a local effect.
  20008000	Endotracheopulmonary use	Administration of a medicinal product to the trachea and/or bronchi by instillation (preparations for inhalation are excluded; see inhalation use).
  20009000	Epidural use	Injection of a medicinal product into the epidural space.
  20010000	Epilesional use	Administration of a medicinal product onto a lesion.
  20011000	Extraamniotic use	Injection of a medicinal product between chorion and amnion.
  20011500	Extracorporeal use	Use of a medicinal product outside the body
  20013000	Gastroenteral use	Administration of a medicinal product to the gastroenteral tract by means of an appropriate device. For use only when gastric use and intestinal use do not apply.
  20013500	Gastric use	Administration of a medicinal product to the stomach by means of an appropriate device
  20014000	Gingival use	Administration of a medicinal product to the gingivae.
  20015000	Haemodialysis	Clearance of the blood by means of a semipermeable membrane. [Previous English term 'Hemodialysis' corrected 04/07/11.]
  20015500	Implantation	Insertion of an implant or living tissue equivalent into living tissue.
  20019500	Infiltration	Method of administration, usually by injection, whereby a fluid passes into a target tissue (e.g. anaesthetic infiltration)
  20020000	Inhalation use	Administration of a medicinal product to the respiratory system by inhalation to obtain a systemic or a local effect in the lower respiratory tract. Nasal use and endotracheopulmonary use are excluded
  20021000	Intestinal use	Administration of a medicinal product to the intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum and colon) by means of an appropriate device. Gastroenteral use is excluded
  20022000	Intraamniotic use	Injection of a medicinal product into the amniotic cavity.
  20023000	Intraarterial use	Injection of a medicinal product into an artery.
  20024000	Intraarticular use	Injection of a medicinal product into an articular cavity.
  20025000	Intrabursal use	Injection of a medicinal product into bursae and tendons.
  20025500	Intracameral use	Administration of a medicinal product directly into the anterior chamber of the eye
  20026000	Intracardiac use	Injection of a medicinal product into the cardiac muscle and/or cardiac cavity. Cardioplegic use is excluded.
  20026500	Intracartilaginous use	Administration of a medicinal product into the cartilage
  20027000	Intracavernous use	Injection of a medicinal product into the corpus cavernosum.
  20027010	Intracerebral use	Administration of a medicinal product directly to the brain tissue. This term is only for use when a more-specific term (e.g. 'Intraputaminal use') is not applicable.
  20028000	Intracervical use	Injection of a medicinal product into the cervix uteri.
  20028300	Intracholangiopancreatic use	Injection of a medicinal product into the bile duct and the pancreatic duct, for example via a cannula introduced into the ampulla of Vater (the common opening of the ducts), usually for the administration of a contrast medium for techniques such as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
  20028500	Intracisternal use	Administration of a medicinal product into the cisterna magna.
  20029000	Intracoronary use	Injection of a medicinal product into the coronary artery. Cardioplegic use is excluded.
  20030000	Intradermal use	Injection of a medicinal product into the dermis.
  20031000	Intradiscal use	Injection of a medicinal product into the nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc.
  20031500	Intraepidermal use	Administration of a medicinal product into the epidermis
  20031700	Intraglandular use	Administration of a medicinal product directly into a gland, usually by injection. Only to be used where more-specific terms such as 'Intraprostatic use' and 'Intramammary use' do not apply.
  20032000	Intralesional use	Administration by injection or any other means of a medicinal product directly to a lesion.
  20033000	Intralymphatic use	Injection of a medicinal product into a lymphatic vessel.
  20035000	Intramuscular use	Injection of a medicinal product into skeletal muscle tissue.
  20036000	Intraocular use	Administration of a medicinal product into the eye. The term 'intraocular use' is only for use when a more specific term (e.g. 'intracameral use', 'intravitreal use') does not apply. Ocular use and subconjunctival use are excluded.
  20036500	Intraosseous use	Administration of a medicinal product into the bone marrow. Intrasternal use is excluded.
  20037000	Intrapericardial use	Injection of a medicinal product to the pericardium.
  20038000	Intraperitoneal use	Injection of a medicinal product into the peritoneal cavity.
  20039000	Intrapleural use	Injection of a medicinal product into the pleural cavity.
  20039200	Intraportal use	Injection/infusion of a medicinal product into the hepatic portal vein for local delivery to the liver.
  20039500	Intraprostatic use	Administration of a medicinal product into the prostate
  20041000	Intrasternal use	Injection of a medicinal product into the bone marrow of the sternum.
  20042000	Intrathecal use	Injection of a medicinal product through the dura to the subarachnoid cavity.
  20043000	Intratumoral use	Injection of a medicinal product into a tumor.
  20044000	Intrauterine use	Administration of a medicinal product to the cavity of the uterus.
  20045000	Intravenous use	Injection of a medicinal product into a vein.
  20046000	Intravesical use	Administration of a medicinal product to the urinary bladder.
  20047000	Intravitreal use	Administration of a medicinal product into the rear chamber of the eye.
  20047500	Iontophoresis	Introduction of (an) ionised active substance(s) through the intact skin by application of a direct electric current
  20048000	Laryngopharyngeal use	Administration of a medicinal product to the laryngopharynx for a local effect (anaesthetics).
  20049000	Nasal use	Administration of a medicinal product to the nose to obtain a systemic or local effect. Inhalation therapy intended for the lower respiratory tract is excluded; see inhalation use.
  20051000	Ocular use	Administration of a medicinal product upon the eyeball and/or conjunctiva.
  20053000	Oral use	Taking a medicinal product by means of swallowing.
  20054000	Oromucosal use	Administration of a medicinal product to the oral cavity to obtain either a systemic or a local effect. The term oromucosal is only for use when a more specific term (e.g. buccal, gingival, sublingual...) does not apply. Oral use is excluded.
  20055000	Oropharyngeal use	Administration of a medicinal product to the oropharynx (throat) to obtain a local effect.
  20057000	Periarticular use	Injection of a medicinal product around a joint.
  20058000	Perineural use	Injection of a medicinal product into the direct surroundings of one or more nerves.
  20059000	Periodontal use	Administration to the pouch between the tooth and the gingiva.
  20059300	Periosseous use	Administration of a medicinal product on or around the bone
  20059400	Peritumoral use	Administration of a medicinal product directly into the region surrounding a tumour.
  20059500	Posterior juxtascleral use	Administration of a medicinal product beneath the sub-tenon membrane of the sclera (i.e. in the episcleral space), adjacent to the macula.
  20061000	Rectal use	Administration of a medicinal product to the rectum in order to obtain a local or systemic effect.
  20061500	Retrobulbar use	Administration of a medicinal product behind the eyeball
  20062000	Route of administration not applicable	Applies to medicinal products not directly coming into contact with the body of the patient, or administration to various or non-specified anatomical sites.
  20063000	Skin scarification	Administration of a medicinal product by scratching the skin.
  20065000	Subconjunctival use	Injection of a medicinal product underneath the conjunctiva.
  20066000	Subcutaneous use	Injection of a medicinal product directly underneath the skin, i.e. subdermally
  20067000	Sublingual use	Administration of a medicinal product under the tongue to obtain a systemic effect.
  20067500	Submucosal use	Injection of a medicinal product directly underneath a mucosa
  20070000	Transdermal use	Administration of a medicinal product to the skin in order to obtain a systemic effect after passing through the skin barrier.
  20071000	Urethral use	Administration of a medicinal product to the urethra.
  20072000	Vaginal use	Administration of a medicinal product to the vagina.
  20080000	Intracerebroventricular use	Administration of a medicinal product into the cerebral ventricles (cerebral ventricular system) of the brain.
  20081000	Subretinal use	Administration of a medicinal product between the sensory retina (neural retina) and the retinal pigment epithelium of the eye.
  20084000	Intracorneal use	Administration of a medicinal product into the cornea of the eye.
  20086000	Intraputaminal use	Administration of a medicinal product into one or both of the putamen of the brain.
  20087000	Extrapleural use	Injection of a medicinal product directly outside the pleural cavity, between the parietal pleura and the endothoracic fascia.
  20088000	Perilesional use	Administration, usually by injection, of a medicinal product into the tissue surrounding a lesion.
  20089000	Cardioplegic use	Administration of a medicinal product, for example by infusion into the aortic root (antegrade cardioplegia) or coronary sinus (retrograde cardioplegia) of the isolated heart, to induce cardiac arrest during heart surgery.
  20090000	Intradetrusorial use	Injection of a medicinal product into the detrusor muscle of the bladder.

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