The main purpose of medications is to diagnose, treat, or prevent illness. They come in lots of different forms, and we take them in many different ways. As a caregiver, medication is considered an essential component for the quick recovery of the client.

Drugs can be dangerous, though, even when they’re meant to improve our health. Taking them correctly and understanding the right way to administer them can reduce the risks. Read on to learn the importance of using the medication as directed.

Course Content

Video – How to assist with medicines
Routes of medication administration
1 Topic
Bioavailability
Common Routes of administration
7 Topics
Oral administration
Sublingual
Rectal administration
Topical administration
Parenteral administration
Intramuscular and subcutaneous injection
Intravenous injection
How to store and handle drug
How to read the prescription label
Responsibilities of caregiver
Test your Knowledge
1 Quiz
Quiz – Assistance with Medication Self-administration Part 1
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