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ORAL FILM [2 records]

Record 1 2020-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Routes of Administration (Pharmacology)
  • The Mouth
CONT

Oral films, also called oral wafers in the related literature, are a group of flat films which are administered into the oral cavity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Voies d'administration (Pharmacologie)
  • Cavité buccale
CONT

Développés à partir de la technologie des [timbres cutanés], les films oraux (oral films, oral wafers [...]) incluent les films orodispersibles, les films muco-adhésifs et les films muco-adhésifs à libération prolongée.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Routes of Administration (Pharmacology)
  • The Mouth
CONT

Oral dispersible film is a novel approach to oral drug delivery system, bringing to the patient the fastest effect within few seconds with minimal side effects.

OBS

The films are designed to be placed on the tongue and dissolve upon contact with saliva, within a few seconds, so that the patient can take the product without the need for washing it down with liquid.

Key term(s)
  • oro-dispersible film
  • oro-dispersible strip
  • orally dispersible film

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Voies d'administration (Pharmacologie)
  • Cavité buccale

Spanish

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