Drug administration table: unlicensed routes (for syringe pumps/syringe drivers)
Many of the drugs below are commonly given by subcutaneous bolus or infusion in patients with palliative care needs regardless of their licensed routes of administration.
Note: If administering cyclizine or haloperidol ensure line is flushed before and after use with water for injection.
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Drug |
CSCI |
SC Inj |
IM inj |
IV inj |
Sublingual |
Buccal |
Topical |
Oral |
Intranasal |
Alfentanil |
† |
† |
† |
YES |
† |
† |
N/A |
N/A |
† |
Clonazepam |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
N/A |
N/A |
YES |
N/A |
Cyclizine |
† |
† |
YES |
YES |
† |
N/A |
N/A |
YES |
N/A |
Dexamethasone Injection |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Dexamethasone Injection |
† |
† |
YES |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Diamorphine Injection |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
† |
N/A |
† |
N/A |
† |
Diclofenac |
† |
Not recommended |
YES |
Infusion |
N/A |
N/A |
YES |
YES |
N/A |
Glycopyrronium |
† |
† |
YES |
YES |
† |
N/A |
N/A |
† |
N/A |
Haloperidol Injection |
† |
† |
YES |
Not recommended |
† |
N/A |
N/A |
YES |
N/A |
Hydromorphone |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
YES |
N/A |
Hyoscine Butylbromide |
† |
† |
YES |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
YES |
N/A |
Hyoscine Hydrobromide |
† |
YES |
YES |
YES |
N/A |
YES |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
Ketamine |
† |
† |
YES |
YES |
† |
N/A |
† |
† |
† |
Ketorolac |
† |
† |
YES |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Levomepromazine |
YES |
† |
YES |
YES |
† |
N/A |
N/A |
† |
N/A |
Metoclopramide |
† |
† |
YES |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
YES |
N/A |
Midazolam Injection |
† |
† |
YES |
YES |
† |
† |
N/A |
N/A |
† |
Morphine Sulfate |
† |
YES |
YES |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
YES |
YES |
N/A |
Octreotide Injection |
† |
YES |
N/A |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Oxycodone Injection |
YES |
YES |
† |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
YES |
N/A |
Phenobarbital |
† |
†(not recommended) |
YES |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
YES |
N/A |
Sodium Chloride 0.9% |
† |
† |
† |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
† |
N/A |
YES |
Updated 2018
Key:
YES ‐ indicates a licensed route
N/A ‐indicates this route is Not Applicable
† ‐indicates that this route is unlicensed