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PREPARATION-RETARD [1 record]

Record 1 2013-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
  • Veterinary Drugs
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.

Key term(s)
  • slow release drug

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Injections, tubages et transfusions (Médecine)
  • Médicaments vétérinaires
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.

Key term(s)
  • médicament retard
  • préparation retard

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
  • Inyecciones, intubación y transfusiones (Medicina)
  • Medicamentos veterinarios
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.

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