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TRANSDERMAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-01-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Routes of Administration (Pharmacology)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transdermal
1, record 1, English, transdermal
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Transderm-V (scopolamine) transdermal therapeutic system is a circular flat unit designed for continuous release of scopolamine following application to an area of intact skin behind the ear ... An initial priming dose of scopolamine, released from the adhesive layer of the system, saturates the skin binding sites for the drug and brings the plasma concentration to the required steady-state level. Subsequently, there is continuous controlled release of scopolamine, from the drug reservoir through the rate controlling membrane. 1, record 1, English, - transdermal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Voies d'administration (Pharmacologie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- transdermique
1, record 1, French, transdermique
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Se dit d'un ] produit pharmaceutique injecté dans le sang à travers la peau. 2, record 1, French, - transdermique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir "Les dispositifs transdermiques : aspects technique et commercial". Bulletin de la Société de Pharmacie de Lille, 1986, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 39-108. 3, record 1, French, - transdermique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vías de administración (Farmacología)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- transdérmico
1, record 1, Spanish, transd%C3%A9rmico
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-07-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
- Medication
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- transdermal
1, record 2, English, transdermal
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- stick-on medicinal patch 2, record 2, English, stick%2Don%20medicinal%20patch
- medicinal patch 2, record 2, English, medicinal%20patch
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Researchers who would like [to] deliver other drugs with transdermals are tackling a more general problem. ... There a thin reservoir of medicine is released steadily through a plastic membrane to the skin where it travels in the bloodstream. 3, record 2, English, - transdermal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Néologie et emprunts
- Médicaments
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- médicament transdermique
1, record 2, French, m%C3%A9dicament%20transdermique
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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