Oral, Buccal, Sublingual - Video Lesson

Hey, everyone. Happy to have you back as we continue our exploration of the different procedures for administering medication. This lesson focuses on drugs given through a patient's mouth and the different techniques of administering these medications, which are oral, buccal, and sublingual. In order to best understand these different administration techniques, first, we need to identify the basic anatomy of the mouth. The main anatomy of the mouth includes the teeth, the tongue, the buccal area, which is the cheek lining, and the sublingual area or the area underneath the tongue. Understanding this anatomy and how each one affects drug administration is important. For instance, the buccal area inside the cheek and the sublingual area under the tongue are rich in blood vessels, facilitating rapid medication absorption. The key differences in the techniques involving this anatomy are speed of action, bioavailability, first pass metabolism avoidance, ease of use, and