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MeSH Heading: Drug Delivery Systems
Tree Number(s): E02.319.300
Unique ID: D016503
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016503
Annotation: coordinate with drug / admin; do not confuse with MEDICATION SYSTEMS, an organizational concept in patient care for providing medication; note entry term DRUG TARGETING: do not confuse with MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Drug Targeting
See Also: Dosage Forms; Drug Administration Routes; Drug Carriers
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/06/21
Revision Date: 2010/06/25

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

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economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

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