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Record 1 2008-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
DEF

[A] tablet intended to be dissolved or dispersed in water before administration.

CONT

Effervescent tablets [contain] sodium bicarbonate and citric acid. When water is added the ensuing chemical reaction forms carbon dioxide, which acts as a disintegrant and produces effervescence that hastens dissolution (antacids).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
CONT

Comprimés effervescents. [...] Ces comprimés sont destinés à être dissous ou dispersés dans l'eau avant absorption. Cette forme pharmaceutique présente le double avantage d'une administration agréable pour le malade et d'une bonne dispersion avant absorption.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
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