Percutaneous Route of Administration

**Semantic type:** Functional Concept

**Definition:** Administration of a drug by the way of absorption through the skin, usually for systemic action. The route allows sustained therapeutic plasma drug levels and avoids first pass effect. Simplicity of administration tends to result in high patient compliance.

**Synonyms:** - PERCUT - PERCUT - PERCUTANEOUS - PERCUTANEOUS - PERCUTANEOUS - Percutaneous - Percutaneous - percutaneous