Drug Delivery Systems
| Medical Definition: |
Systems for the delivery of drugs to target sites of pharmacological actions. Technologies employed include those concerning drug preparation, route of administration, site targeting, metabolism, and toxicity. |
| Guide Notes: |
coord IM with drug /admin (IM); do not confuse with MEDICATION SYSTEMS, an organizational concept in patient care for providing medication |
Drug Delivery Systems Categories.
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Insulin Infusion Systems - Portable or implantable devices for infusion of insulin. Includes open-loop systems which may be patient-operated or controlled by a pre-set program and are designed for constant delivery of small quantities of insulin, increased during food ingestion, and closed-loop systems which deliver quantities of insulin automatically based on an electronic glucose sensor. |
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