§ 4016 Drug Administration Definition

• •Administering a drug means giving it to someone directly, like through a shot, breathing it in, swallowing it, or any other way.
• •This rule is about how drugs or medical devices are given to patients or people in research studies.
• •It applies to doctors, nurses, or anyone who gives medicine to someone else.

A nurse gives a patient a flu shot at the doctor's office.

The nurse is administering the drug by injecting it into the patient's arm. This is exactly what the law is talking about.