Insertion or grafting of a biological, living, inert, or radioactive material into the body.
implantation
#2
Specific case of drug embedding in insoluble excipients (typically in a polymer) in order to achieve extended release.
matrix formulation
#3
Small sterile usually polymeric matrices, pellets, or particles for insertion or implanting into the body by surgical means or by injection to help achieve sustained release.
implants
#4
Emulsions in which the dispersed droplets are in the micron-size range.
microemulsions
#5
Number that expresses the reduction in the numbers of a microorganism, brought about by a sterilizaion process.
inactivation factor (IF)
#6
Formation of microparticles encapsulating a drug.
microencapsulation
#7
Reversible formation of association colloids from surfactants in nonpolar solvents leads to aggregates termed inverted (or inverse, reverse, or reversed) micelles.
inverted micelle
#8
A Solid spherical particles of micron-size range, used as matrix dosage forms.
microsphere
#9
Artificial spherical lipid bilayer droplet formed mainly from phospholipids having a core of water phase, small enough to form a relatively stable dispersion in aqueous media and with potential use in drug delivery.
liposome
#10
Concentration of a drug that must be achieved in the plasma before any desired therapeutic or pharmacological effect can be obtained.
minimum effective plasma concentration
#11
Initial, typically larger than the maintenance dose of a drug given to a patient at the start of pharmacotherapy.
loading dose
#12
Lowest concentration of an antibacterial drug necessary to inhibit the growth of a microorganism.
minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)
#13
Tablet, which does not contain a disintegrant and which is sucked to dissolve in the mouth to produce either a local (e.g., antiseptic) or systemic (e.g., vitamins) effect.
lozenge
#14
Release of a drug from a dosage form that it is not immediate
modified release
#15
Used as processing aid in tablet and capsule manufacturing, to facilitate the movement of the formulation into the dye and punch and to reduce the energy of compression.
lubricant
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