Approved drugs and their problems in patient care: routes of administration and dosing.
Problems in patient care with regard to route of administration and dosing of currently approved drugs are reviewed. Dose, frequency and route of administration can make a difference in efficacy, side effects, quality of life, antigenicity, cost, and compliance.
Cook
Stuart D
SD
University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ, 65 Bergen Street, Room 1435, Newark NJ 07101-1709, USA. cooksd@umdnj.edu
D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004333:Drug Administration Routes; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006801:Humans; D005791:Patient Care; D010349:Patient Compliance; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations