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UNIT DOSE PACKAGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Packaging
  • Pharmacology
DEF

A package which contains one pharmaceutical dosage form, i.e., one tablet, one capsule, one 2-ml quantity of liquid, etc.

CONT

Blister packages are recognized as an improvement over the early foil-strip package. The tablet or capsule is visible through the blister side of the unit-dose package.

OBS

According to the Wiley Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology, unit dose packages are prescribed for hospital inpatients while unit-of-use packages are intended for the ambulatory or prescription customer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages spéciaux
  • Pharmacologie
DEF

Présentation unitaire des comprimés, dragées, suppositoires, gélules, etc., couramment utilisée dans l'industrie pharmaceutique et prenant généralement la forme d'un emballage blister.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Embalajes especiales
  • Farmacología
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