Which of the following orders are for topical medications?

A) Methotrexate 20 mg subcutaneously once weekly on Wednesdays
B) Latanoprost 0.005% one drop in left eye daily at bedtime
C) Acetaminophen 650 mg suppository Q 4 hours prn mild pain
D) Ofloxacin otic solution 0.3% instill drops into right ear daily
E) Calcitonin nasal spray one spray daily into alternating nostrils

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Sarah Petit · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B,C,D,E, Explanation :  Topical medications are applied to the skin and mucus and respiratory membranes.You can apply topical medications to mucus membranes in a variety of other ways,including the following: (1)By directly applying a liquid or ointment (e.g.,eyedrops,gargling,swabbing the throat).(2)By inserting a medication into a body cavity (e.g.,placing a suppository in rectum or vagina,inserting medicated packing into vagina).(3)By instilling fluid into a body part or cavity (e.g.,eardrops,nose drops,bladder or rectal instillation [fluid is retained]).(4)By irrigating a body cavity (e.g.,flushing eye,ear,vagina,bladder,or rectum with medicated fluid [fluid is not retained]).(5)By spraying a medication into a body cavity (e.g.,instillation into nose and throat).Intradermal (ID)medications are injected into the dermis just under the epidermis and are considered parenteral medications.

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