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Descriptor English: Tablets
Descriptor Spanish: Comprimidos
Descriptor comprimidos
Entry term(s) comprimido
Scope note: Formas farmacéuticas sólidas, de diverso peso, tamaño y forma, que pueden ser moldeadas o comprimidas y contienen una sustancia medicinal pura o diluida. (Dorland, 28th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Comprimidos
Descriptor French: Comprimés
Entry term(s): Tablet
Tree number(s): D26.255.830
HP7.029.152.276
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013607
Scope note: Solid dosage forms, of varying weight, size, and shape, which may be molded or compressed, and which contain a medicinal substance in pure or diluted form. (Dorland, 28th ed)
Annotation: IM for general only, qualif permitted; NIM (no qualif) when drug in tablet form is IM (with qualif); /adv eff permitted but be careful: it may be the adv eff of the drug in the tablet, not the "tablet"
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
DeCS ID: 13990
Unique ID: D013607
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Tablets - Preferred
Concept UI M0020993
Scope note Solid dosage forms, of varying weight, size, and shape, which may be molded or compressed, and which contain a medicinal substance in pure or diluted form. (Dorland, 28th ed)
Preferred term Tablets
Entry term(s) Tablet



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