Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Drug Administration

Drug administration is the process of delivering a medication to a patient by a defined route, dose, timing, and frequency in order to achieve a therapeutic or diagnostic effect while minimizing harm. Common routes include oral, intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, transdermal, and topical, each chosen accordin…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 25× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Drug administration is the process of delivering a medication to a patient by a defined route, dose, timing, and frequency in order to achieve a therapeutic or diagnostic effect while minimizing harm. Common routes include oral, intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, transdermal, and topical, each chosen according to the drug's properties, the desired speed and site of action, and the patient's condition. Safe administration depends on accurate dosing, awareness of pharmacokinetics and drug interactions, and adherence to procedures that reduce medication errors. In the context of drug-resistant pathogens, how antimicrobials are administered—correct dose, route, and completion of the course—is particularly consequential, because suboptimal administration drives the emergence and spread of resistance. Research relevant to this topic within the journal's broad scope includes work on transdermal drug delivery, such as the synthesis and assessment of a tetrahydrogeraniol derivative as a penetration enhancer, bioanalytical methods supporting bioequivalence studies of orally administered drugs, and reviews of toxicology and drug safety, all of which bear on how medicines reach their targets safely and effectively. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to drug administration, delivery, and safety.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 25 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Drug Administration, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Drug Resistant Pathogen Research.

Journal editorial board
Maria Isabel Veiga · Portugal Eva Sapi · United States ZHUO WANG · United States

This page summarises published research for orientation; it is not medical or professional advice.