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Small edible package made usually from gelatin or other materials that can be filled with drugs (solids or liquids) to produce a unit dose, mainly for oral use.
capsule
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Small edible package made usually from gelatin or other materials that can be filled with drugs (solids or liquids) to produce a unit dose, mainly for oral use.
capsule
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Transfer of a drug across a membrane by a transporter (often a protein) constituent of the cytosol membrane.
carrier-mediated drug transport
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Transfer of a drug across a membrane by a transporter (often a protein) constituent of the cytosol membrane.
carrier-mediated drug transport
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Reversal of coagulation or flocculation, i.e., the dispersion of aggregates to form a stable colloidal suspension or emulsion.
deflocculation
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Reversal of coagulation or flocculation, i.e., the dispersion of aggregates to form a stable colloidal suspension or emulsion.
deflocculation
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Separation of colloidal systems into two liquid phases.
coacervation
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Separation of colloidal systems into two liquid phases.
coacervation
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A Pharmaceutical preparation that releases the drug(s) at a time other than promptly after administration.
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A Pharmaceutical preparation that releases the drug(s) at a time other than promptly after administration.
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Close, tight aggregation of colloid particles, emulsion droplets, suspension particles, which are difficult to redisperse.
coagulation
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Close, tight aggregation of colloid particles, emulsion droplets, suspension particles, which are difficult to redisperse.
coagulation
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Process that occurs when the vapor pressure of the saturated aqueous solution of a substance is less than the vapor pressure of water in the ambient air.
deliquescence
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Process that occurs when the vapor pressure of the saturated aqueous solution of a substance is less than the vapor pressure of water in the ambient air.
deliquescence
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Technological process consisting of the application of a substance, which forms a layer e.g, to protect the drug
coating
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Technological process consisting of the application of a substance, which forms a layer e.g, to protect the drug
coating
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A Substance that absorbs sufficient moisture from the atmosphere to dissolve itself.
deliquescent
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A Substance that absorbs sufficient moisture from the atmosphere to dissolve itself.
deliquescent
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A solid dosage form prepared to a desired shape, usually in large-scale production, by means of high pressure in a punch and die.
compressed tablet
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A solid dosage form prepared to a desired shape, usually in large-scale production, by means of high pressure in a punch and die.
compressed tablet
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The deposit of a drug in a body created by injection or by a similar mode of introduction to form a source of slow release.
depot
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The deposit of a drug in a body created by injection or by a similar mode of introduction to form a source of slow release.
depot
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Vehicle often ethanol used in combination to increase the solubility of drugs.
cosolvent
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Vehicle often ethanol used in combination to increase the solubility of drugs.
cosolvent
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Surfactant (or a mixture containing one or more surfactants) having cleaning properties in dilute solutions
detergent
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Surfactant (or a mixture containing one or more surfactants) having cleaning properties in dilute solutions
detergent
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Name a property, which serves as basis for the process whereby surfactants are used for the removal of foreign matter from surfaces (including dirt from clothes or body surfaces).
detergency
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Name a property, which serves as basis for the process whereby surfactants are used for the removal of foreign matter from surfaces (including dirt from clothes or body surfaces).
detergency
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The Threshold detergent concentration at which micelle formation begins in the bulk phase is called
critical micelle concentration (cmc)
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The Threshold detergent concentration at which micelle formation begins in the bulk phase is called
critical micelle concentration (cmc)