This customizable document, Drug Categories/Classifications and Their Routes, is taken from MCN Healthcare’s Hospice Policy and Procedure Manual. For more than 20 years, MCN has been the health care industry’s leading provider of policy and procedure templates, forms, competencies and other compliance tools.

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	DRUG CATEGORIES/CLASSIFICATIONS AND THEIR ROUTES ADMINISTERED BY LICENSED NURSES RouteDrugsInhalantPOSLRectalIMOpticIVOticSub QTransdermTopicalVaginalEpiduralAntibiotics Includes antibacterial, antimicrobial, antiparasitic, antifungal, antiviral, antiprotozoalXXXXXXXXXXPsychotropics Includes antianxiety, antidepressants, antipsychotics, sedativesXXXXXCardiovascular Includes antiarrhythmics, antihypertensives, antilipernics, antianginals, adrenergics, adrenergic blockers, cholinergics, vasodilatorsXXXXDermatologic Prep Includes antipsoriatic, antiecezmaXAnalgesics Includes non-narcotic...
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	...non-steroidal, narcotic analgesicsXXXXXXXXAnestheticsXXAntacidsXAnticholinergicsXAnticonvulsantsXXXXXAntidiabeticsXXAntidiarrhealsXXAntiemeticsXXXXXAntihistaminesXXXXXXAntineoplasticsXXXXXAntipyreticsXXAntiulcersXXAstringentsXBronchodilatorsXXXCorticosteroidsXXXXXXXDermatologic AgentsXXDiureticsXXXElectrolytesXExpectorantsXFlu VaccineXHormonal AgentsXXXXImmunosuppressantsXXLaxativesXXMineralsXXNarcotic AntagonistsXXXXNutritional AgentsXOphthalmic AgentsXSkeletal Muscle...