DeCS

Descriptor English:

Drug Implants

Descriptor Spanish:

Implantes de Medicamentos

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	implantes de fármacos
Entry term(s)	implante farmacológico implantes subcutáneos pelet medicamentoso pelets medicamentosos
Scope note:	Pequeños receptáculos o pellets de un fármaco sólido que se implantan en el cuerpo para lograr la liberación sostenida del fármaco.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Implantes de Medicamento

Descriptor French:

Implant pharmaceutique

Entry term(s):

Drug Implant
Drug Pellet
Drug Pellets
Implant, Drug
Implants, Drug
Pellet, Drug
Pellets, Drug
Subcutaneous Implant
Subcutaneous Implants

Tree number(s):

D26.255.210.315

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004343

Scope note:

Small containers or pellets of a solid drug implanted in the body to achieve sustained release of the drug.

Annotation:

not for radioisotope implants ( = RADIOISOTOPES or specific /admin or BRACHYTHERAPY (see entry terms there) ) or prosthetic injections ( = PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS + substance implanted); IM for general only, D25-26 qualif; NIM when specific chemical is IM, no qualif

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

Previous Indexing:

Delayed-Action Preparations (1966-1974)

Public MeSH Note:

History Note:

Infusion Pumps, Implantable MeSH

DeCS ID:

4405

Unique ID:

D004343

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

1975/09/01

Date of Entry:

1974/11/11

Revision Date:

2020/05/27

CHEMICALS AND DRUGS

Pharmaceutical Preparations [D26]

Pharmaceutical Preparations

Dosage Forms [D26.255]

Dosage Forms

Delayed-Action Preparations [D26.255.210]

Delayed-Action Preparations

Drug Implants [D26.255.210.315]

Drug Implants

Tablets, Enteric-Coated [D26.255.210.860]

Tablets, Enteric-Coated

Drug Implants - Preferred

Concept UI	M0006830
Scope note	Small containers or pellets of a solid drug implanted in the body to achieve sustained release of the drug.
Preferred term	Drug Implants
Entry term(s)	Drug Implant Implant, Drug Implants, Drug Subcutaneous Implant Subcutaneous Implants

Pellets, Drug - Narrower

Concept UI	M0006831
Preferred term	Pellets, Drug
Entry term(s)	Drug Pellet Drug Pellets Pellet, Drug

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