title: Approved drugs and their problems in patient care: routes of administration and dosing.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ, 65 Bergen Street, Room 1435, Newark NJ 07101-1709, USA. cooksd@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: Stuart D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations