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GASTROINTESTINAL DRUG [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-08-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Routes of Administration (Pharmacology)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- systemic administration
1, record 1, English, systemic%20administration
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Systemic administration refers to administration of the drug where the drug is distributed in the systemic circulation. Example: An oral antibiotic tablet for an infected wound. 2, record 1, English, - systemic%20administration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Administration can take place via enteral administration(absorption of the drug through the gastrointestinal tract)... or parenteral administration(generally injection, infusion, or implantation). 3, record 1, English, - systemic%20administration
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Voies d'administration (Pharmacologie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- administration par voie générale
1, record 1, French, administration%20par%20voie%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- administration systémique 2, record 1, French, administration%20syst%C3%A9mique
avoid, calque, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'administration d'un produit anticancéreux se fait soit par voie générale, soit par voie locale ou régionale. L'administration par voie générale peut être faite sous forme orale (comprimés) ou sous forme injectable. 3, record 1, French, - administration%20par%20voie%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vías de administración (Farmacología)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- administración sistémica
1, record 1, Spanish, administraci%C3%B3n%20sist%C3%A9mica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- administración por vía general 2, record 1, Spanish, administraci%C3%B3n%20por%20v%C3%ADa%20general
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La administración por vía general o sistémica de este tipo de fármacos para tratar disfunciones sexuales, al menos aquellas con una causa muy localizada, no parece deseable ya que, como se mencionó arriba, afectaría a la inervación vegetativa de gran parte del cuerpo, produciendo alteraciones generales en su funcionamiento. 2, record 1, Spanish, - administraci%C3%B3n%20sist%C3%A9mica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Los efectos sistémicos secundarios son menos frecuentes y severos con las inhalaciones que con la administración sistémica (endovenosa u oral), además es menos dolorosa y relativamente más confortable que otras vías. 3, record 1, Spanish, - administraci%C3%B3n%20sist%C3%A9mica
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-12-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- body packing
1, record 2, English, body%20packing
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concealing of drugs within the gastrointestinal tract or other body orifice for purposes of drug smuggling or to avoid detection by law enforcement. 2, record 2, English, - body%20packing
Record 2, Key term(s)
- body-packing
- bodypacking
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dissimulation intracorporelle
1, record 2, French, dissimulation%20intracorporelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- transport intracorporel 2, record 2, French, transport%20intracorporel
correct, masculine noun
- transport in corpore 3, record 2, French, transport%20in%20corpore
correct, masculine noun
- dissimulation in corpore 1, record 2, French, dissimulation%20in%20corpore
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dissimulation de drogues dans le tube digestif ou un autre orifice du corps à des fins de contrebande ou pour éviter la détection par les forces de l'ordre. 4, record 2, French, - dissimulation%20intracorporelle
Record 2, Key term(s)
- dissimulation intra-corporelle
- transport intra-corporel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2023-07-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Routes of Administration (Pharmacology)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- enteral route
1, record 3, English, enteral%20route
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The three basic routes of drug administration are enteral, parenteral, and topical.... The enteral route uses the gastrointestinal(GI) tract for the ingestion and absorption of drugs. The most common method of administering drugs through the enteral route is orally. The enteral route also includes drugs that are administered through a nasogastric(NG) or a gastronomy(G) tube. 1, record 3, English, - enteral%20route
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Voies d'administration (Pharmacologie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- voie entérale
1, record 3, French, voie%20ent%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2023-05-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Routes of Administration (Pharmacology)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- parenteral route
1, record 4, English, parenteral%20route
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A parenteral route may be chosen because the patient cannot tolerate oral drugs, cannot swallow, or has a condition that warrants resting the GI [gastrointestinal] tract or keeping it empty. Muscle mass must be sufficient for the volume of a drug given intramuscularly. 2, record 4, English, - parenteral%20route
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
parenteral: Taken into the body or administered in a manner other than through the digestive tract, as by intravenous or intramuscular injection. 3, record 4, English, - parenteral%20route
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Voies d'administration (Pharmacologie)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- voie parentérale
1, record 4, French, voie%20parent%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
parentéral : Qui s'administre par une voie autre que la voie digestive, généralement sous la forme d'injection intraveineuse, musculaire, sous-cutanée. 2, record 4, French, - voie%20parent%C3%A9rale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vías de administración (Farmacología)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- vía parenteral
1, record 4, Spanish, v%C3%ADa%20parenteral
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Administración de fármacos por cualquier vía distinta de la [vía digestiva]. Algunas son mediante la efracción tisular con una inyección que requiere de técnicas asépticas y otras que no la necesitan (tópica en piel y mucosas); las que requieren inyección, a su vez, son de dos tipos, las intravasculares (I.V., I.A., I.C) y las extravasculares (I.M., I.D., S.C., I.R., I.P., I.Pe., I.Ar., etc) 1, record 4, Spanish, - v%C3%ADa%20parenteral
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-01-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Medication
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- modified-release tablet
1, record 5, English, modified%2Drelease%20tablet
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An uncoated or coated tablet that contains special excipients or that is prepared by special procedures, or both, in order to modify the rate of release of the drug in the gastrointestinal tract. 2, record 5, English, - modified%2Drelease%20tablet
Record 5, Key term(s)
- modified release tablet
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- comprimé à libération modifiée
1, record 5, French, comprim%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20lib%C3%A9ration%20modifi%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Comprimé enrobé ou non préparé avec des excipients spéciaux ou par des procédés particuliers ou par les deux moyens réunis de façon à ce que la vitesse de libération du principe actif soit différente de celle d'une forme pharmaceutique conventionnelle. 2, record 5, French, - comprim%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20lib%C3%A9ration%20modifi%C3%A9e
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-11-24
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Medication
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- constant surface area 1, record 6, English, constant%20surface%20area
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- geometric surface area 2, record 6, English, geometric%20surface%20area
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dissolution studies were carried out at 60 rpm in 300 mL of 0.05 M phosphate buffer at 37°C using a constant surface area (13/32" diameter) drug compact. 1, record 6, English, - constant%20surface%20area
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Mistral' s platform drug delivery technologies are all based on the use of geometric surface area in order to control the rate of dissolution of the drug along the gastrointestinal tract. 2, record 6, English, - constant%20surface%20area
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- aire de surface constante
1, record 6, French, aire%20de%20surface%20constante
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mistral Pharma détient une licence mondiale exclusive pour la technologie [...] basée sur un comprimé à aire de surface constante, soit une dissolution plus lente de l'enrobage qui protège le noyau et permet une libération plus lente du médicament. La compagnie a aussi sous licence [...] deux [autres] technologies de libération contrôlée de médicaments, mais de deuxième génération, basées aussi sur le principe d'aire de surface. [...] Avec la technologie [de deuxième génération], le médicament est libéré pendant 24 heures à temps variable, ce qui permet au patient de prendre son comprimé le soir, d'avoir une très faible dose qui se libère dans son corps la nuit puis augmente vers 5h du matin pour une efficacité optimale au réveil [...] 2, record 6, French, - aire%20de%20surface%20constante
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les plates-formes technologiques de Mistral en matière de libération de médicaments font appel à un concept qui repose sur des comprimés présentant une aire de surface constante permettant de contrôler le taux de dissolution du médicament tout au long du tractus gastro-intestinal. 3, record 6, French, - aire%20de%20surface%20constante
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2010-04-20
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Medication
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- antispasmodic
1, record 7, English, antispasmodic
correct, adjective
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Denoting a drug, remedy or method that reduces activity in or relieves spasmodic contraction of unstriated muscle in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract or in blood vessels. 1, record 7, English, - antispasmodic
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- antispasmodique
1, record 7, French, antispasmodique
correct, adjective
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui combat les spasmes, les convulsions. 1, record 7, French, - antispasmodique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2006-03-08
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Medication
- Veterinary Drugs
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- fenbendazole
1, record 8, English, fenbendazole
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fenbendazole belongs to a class of drugs known as anthelmintics. This drug is often used to remove various gastrointestinal parasites from animals. 2, record 8, English, - fenbendazole
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Médicaments
- Médicaments vétérinaires
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- fenbendazole
1, record 8, French, fenbendazole
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Medicamentos
- Medicamentos veterinarios
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- fenbendazol
1, record 8, Spanish, fenbendazol
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2006-01-24
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Mental Disorders
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- drug withdrawal syndrome
1, record 9, English, drug%20withdrawal%20syndrome
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
States associated with drug withdrawal ranging from severe, as specified for alcohol under 291. 0 [of the DSM-III-R Manual](delirium tremens) to less severe characterized by one or more symptoms such as convulsions, tremor, anxiety, restlessness, gastrointestinal and muscular complaints, and mild disorientation and memory disturbance. 1, record 9, English, - drug%20withdrawal%20syndrome
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The English term "drug" has a less restrictive meaning than its French cognate "drogue". In English it not only conveys the meaning of any substance, whether legally available or not, which causes addiction, but also that of any substance intended for use in the treatment of a disease with or without a prescription. In French the primary meaning is that of an illicit substance, despite a more generic use found in legal contexts (Food and Drugs Act = Loi des aliments et drogues). Intrinsically more specific, the French favor the use of "produit pharmaceutique" and "médicament", as well as derivatives thereof, e.g. "pharmacodépendance, toxicomanie, etc. Consequently, in the case of "drug withdrawal syndrome", the use of "drogue" (i.e. substance that causes addiction) is not entirely inappropriate. 2, record 9, English, - drug%20withdrawal%20syndrome
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Troubles mentaux
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- syndrome de sevrage de drogue
1, record 9, French, syndrome%20de%20sevrage%20de%20drogue
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- syndrome de sevrage de drogues 2, record 9, French, syndrome%20de%20sevrage%20de%20drogues
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
États associés au sevrage de drogue, allant d'états graves, comme ceux décrits pour l'alcool sous [le code 291.0 du manuel DSM-III-R] (delirium tremens) à des états moins sévères caractérisés par un ou plusieurs symptômes tels que convulsions, tremblements, anxiété, agitation, douleurs gastro-intestinales et musculaires, troubles légers de l'orientation et de la mémoire. 1, record 9, French, - syndrome%20de%20sevrage%20de%20drogue
Record 9, Key term(s)
- syndrome de sevrage de médicament
- syndrome de sevrage de produits pharmaceutiques
- syndrome de sevrage d'hallucinogène
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1993-01-25
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Medication
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- fedotozine
1, record 10, English, fedotozine
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Effects of fedotozine on gastrointestinal motility in dogs : mechanism of action and related pharmacokinetics. This study shows that this drug activates gastrointestinal motility through peripheral opiate receptors which correlates with a high and specific distribution of the drug in the gut wall.(Information found in Pascal Database.) 1, record 10, English, - fedotozine
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- fédotozine
1, record 10, French, f%C3%A9dotozine
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
molécule capable de traiter l'ensemble des troubles fonctionnels digestifs, de l'estomac au colon. La fédotozine (...) est active non seulement sur la motricité, mais aussi sur la sensibilité du tube digestif. Elle agit sur des récepteurs opiacés, appelés Kapsa. 1, record 10, French, - f%C3%A9dotozine
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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