Subcutaneous Route of Administration

Preferred Label : Subcutaneous Route of Administration;

NCIt synonyms : Subcutaneous Route of Drug Administration;

NCIt related terms : SC; SUBCUTANEOUS; Subdermal Route of Administration; Subcutaneous use;

NCIt definition : Drug administration beneath the skin. It provides for relatively slow, sustained release of the drug. The rate of absorption into the blood is perfusion-limited, proportional to the amount of drug at the site and can be enhanced by chemical or physical stimulation of blood flow. Subcutaneous administration minimizes the risks associated with intravascular injection: for subcutaneous infusions, external and implantable pumps are used.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: Administration beneath the skin; hypodermic. Synonymous with the term SUBDERMAL. (FDA); EDQM-HC: Injection of a medicinal product directly underneath the skin, i.e. subdermally;

FDA table : Route of Administration (C-DRG-00301);

Codes from synonyms : 003; 20066000;

Details

Origin ID

C38299;

UMLS CUI

C1522438;

See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Subcutaneous (intended site) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Subcutaneous (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Subcutaneous Route [ICNP localization]
- subcutaneous [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Functional Concept [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Subcutaneous (intended site) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Subcutaneous route (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- subcutaneous [Radlex concept]
- subcutaneous route [SNOMED Notion]
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- CDISC CDASH Concomitant Medication Route of Administration Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC CDASH Exposure Route of Administration Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC CDASH Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Route of Administration Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]
- EDQM Health Care Terminology [NCIt concept]
- EDQM-HC Routes and Methods of Administration Terminology [NCIt concept]
- FDA Structured Product Labeling Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Value Terminology [NCIt concept]
- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- SPL Drug Route of Administration Terminology [NCIt concept]

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