Where And How To Give The Medication

4.6.2 Where And How, To Give The Medication There are six common ways to administer a medication.

1. "per os", "PO" or "orally." (Other names for “in the mouth”). See pages 64, 67.

2. By injection under the skin ("sub-cutaneous" or "SQ" or "SC.)" See page 72.

3. By injection in the muscle ("intra-muscular" or "IM.)" See page 73.

4. By injection in the vein ("intra-venous" or "IV.)" See page 74.

5. By local application ("topically)" (i.e. on the surface of a wound, the skin or hoof).

6. By special application to the organ involved. For example:

- intra-mammary (into the teat), See page 158.

- intra-uterine (into the uterus), See page 86.

- intra-ocular (into and around the eye), See page 86.