inhalation therapy

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Administration of drugs directly to the respiratory tract, mostly by aerosols.
Notes:
  1. Since a drug is delivered directly to the site of action, lower dose is needed by this route than by other routes, e.g., the gastrointestinal or parenteral routes.
  2. The incidence and the intensity of side effects are generally lower when this route is used as compared to other routes of drug administration.
See also: administration
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 971. (Glossary of terms related to pharmaceutics (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 988 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'inhalation therapy' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15200 RIS BibTex EndNote
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