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DEPOT PREPARATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-09-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medication
- Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
- Veterinary Drugs
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- slow-release drug
1, record 1, English, slow%2Drelease%20drug
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- repository drug 2, record 1, English, repository%20drug
correct
- depot preparation 3, record 1, English, depot%20preparation
correct
- repository preparation 4, record 1, English, repository%20preparation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The sparingly soluble drug or drug preparation which, on being injected intramuscularly or subcutaneously, forms a local depot from which the active principle is gradually released into the circulation. 2, record 1, English, - slow%2Drelease%20drug
Record 1, Key term(s)
- slow release drug
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
- Injections, tubages et transfusions (Médecine)
- Médicaments vétérinaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- médicament à résorption lente
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9dicament%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9sorption%20lente
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- médicament à libération lente 1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9dicament%20%C3%A0%20lib%C3%A9ration%20lente
correct, masculine noun
- médicament-retard 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9dicament%2Dretard
correct, masculine noun
- préparation-retard 3, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9paration%2Dretard
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Médicament (ou préparation médicamenteuse) faiblement soluble qui, injecté par voie intramusculaire ou sous-cutanée, forme localement un dépôt à partir duquel le principe actif peu à peu libéré passe dans la circulation sanguine. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9dicament%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9sorption%20lente
Record 1, Key term(s)
- médicament retard
- préparation retard
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medicamentos
- Inyecciones, intubación y transfusiones (Medicina)
- Medicamentos veterinarios
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fármaco de depósito
1, record 1, Spanish, f%C3%A1rmaco%20de%20dep%C3%B3sito
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- preparación de depósito 2, record 1, Spanish, preparaci%C3%B3n%20de%20dep%C3%B3sito
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El desarrollo de las inyecciones de depósito en la década de 1960 y los ensayos clínicos iniciales [...] dieron lugar a su uso extendido como tratamiento de mantenimiento a largo plazo. Los fármacos de depósito consisten principalmente en un éster del fármaco activo en suspensión oleosa. Se inyectan por vía intramuscular y se liberan lentamente. Los fármacos de depósito se pueden administrar cada una a cada seis semanas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - f%C3%A1rmaco%20de%20dep%C3%B3sito
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