Question
Drugs administered transdermally.
Q18 0.2 marks Short Answers ★ ✓
Answer
Nitroglycerin patch, Fentanyl patch — deliver drug continuously through intact skin into the systemic circulation, bypassing first-pass hepatic metabolism and maintaining steady plasma levels; also Nicotine and Scopolamine patches.
1 Introduction and Routes of Drug Administration
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1 List the various routes of drug administration with suitable examples. Write the merits
and demerits of Intravenous route of drug administration. (3+3) 2023 March (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) Essay · 6 marks 2 Special drug delivery systems 2023 July (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) Short Note · 3 marks 3 Advantages and disadvantages of intravenous route of drug administration 2024 March (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) Short Note · 3 marks 4 Trans dermal therapeutic system 2015 September (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) Short Note · 3 marks 5 Transdermal drug delivery system. 2025 March (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) Short Note · 3 marks 6 Two advantages and two disadvantages of i.v. route of drug administration. 2017 August (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) Short Answer · 1 mark 7 Sublingual administration of drugs 2022 May (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) Short Answer · 1 mark 8 New drug delivery systems. 2016 October (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) Short Answer · 1 mark 9 Parenteral iron preparations 2018 February (2010 Scheme) Short Answer · 1 mark 10 Assertion (A): Nitroglycerine is administered by sublingual route in acute attack of angina
pectoris.
Reason (R): Nitroglycerine has high oral bioavailability 2024 December (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) MCQ · 1 mark 11 Available as transdermal patch 2018 February (2010 Scheme) Short Answer · 1 mark 12 Drugs administered by inhalation route. 2014 September (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) Short Answer · 1 mark 13 Transdermal patch 2019 July (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) Short Answer · 0.3 marks 14 Drugs used to treat Vertigo 2022 February (2019 Scheme) Short Answer · 0.2 marks 
