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Drug Implants

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Definition: Small containers or pellets of a solid drug implanted in the body to achieve sustained release of the drug.  not for radioisotope implants (   
See Also Infusion Pumps, Implantable 		Other names Pellets, Drug; Implants, Drug; Drug Pellets
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
sulmycin-implant  0   *Collagen *Gentamicins Drug Implants. Unfallchirurgie 1986;12(3):125
glutamic acid-5-ethyl glutamate copolymer  29323-51-1   Polyglutamic Acid/*analogs & derivatives Drug Implants. Biopolymers 1983;22(1):547
ST 1435  7759-35-5   *Norprogesterones Drug Implants.
Pharma Action Contraceptive Agents, Female 		Contraception 1981;23(1):63
chronomers  0   *Polymers Drug Implants. Nat Inst Drug Abuse Monogr 4:39;1976; Narcotic Antagonists

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