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[[Oral administration|Oral administration]], the most common form of enteral administration, can be performed using various [[dosage forms|dosage forms]] including [[Tablet (pharmacy)|tablets]] or [[capsule (pharmacy)|capsules]] and liquid such as a syrup or suspension. Other ways to take medication include [[buccal administration|buccally]] (placed inside cheek), [[Sublingual administration|sublingually]] (placed underneath tongue), [[eye|eye]] and [[ear drop|ear drop]]s (dropped into eye or ear), and transdermally (applied to skin).

They can be administered in one dose, as a [[bolus (medicine)|bolus]]. Administration frequencies are often abbreviated from Latin, such as ''every 8 hours'' reading Q8H from ''Quaque VIII Hora''. The drug frequencies are often expressed as the number of times a drug is used per day (e.g., four times a day). It~~{{specify|date=November 2022}}~~ may include event-related information (e.g., 1 hour before meals, in the morning, at bedtime), or complimentary to interval, although equivalent expressions may have different implications (e.g., every 8 hours versus 3 times a day).

They can be administered in one dose, as a [[bolus (medicine)|bolus]]. Administration frequencies are often abbreviated from Latin, such as ''every 8 hours'' reading Q8H from ''Quaque VIII Hora''. The drug frequencies are often expressed as the number of times a drug is used per day (e.g., four times a day). It may include event-related information (e.g., 1 hour before meals, in the morning, at bedtime), or complimentary to interval, although equivalent expressions may have different implications (e.g., every 8 hours versus 3 times a day).

==Drug discovery==

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 [[Oral administration|Oral administration]], the most common form of enteral administration, can be performed using various [[dosage forms|dosage forms]] including [[Tablet (pharmacy)|tablets]] or [[capsule (pharmacy)|capsules]] and liquid such as a syrup or suspension. Other ways to take medication include [[buccal administration|buccally]] (placed inside cheek), [[Sublingual administration|sublingually]] (placed underneath tongue), [[eye|eye]] and [[ear drop|ear drop]]s (dropped into eye or ear), and transdermally (applied to skin).
-They can be administered in one dose, as a [[bolus (medicine)|bolus]]. Administration frequencies are often abbreviated from Latin, such as ''every 8 hours'' reading Q8H from ''Quaque VIII Hora''. The drug frequencies are often expressed as the number of times a drug is used per day (e.g., four times a day). It{{specify|date=November 2022}} may include event-related information (e.g., 1 hour before meals, in the morning, at bedtime), or complimentary to interval, although equivalent expressions may have different implications (e.g., every 8 hours versus 3 times a day).
+They can be administered in one dose, as a [[bolus (medicine)|bolus]]. Administration frequencies are often abbreviated from Latin, such as ''every 8 hours'' reading Q8H from ''Quaque VIII Hora''. The drug frequencies are often expressed as the number of times a drug is used per day (e.g., four times a day). It may include event-related information (e.g., 1 hour before meals, in the morning, at bedtime), or complimentary to interval, although equivalent expressions may have different implications (e.g., every 8 hours versus 3 times a day).
 ==Drug discovery==