skin patch
skin patch
| Noun | 1. |  skin patch - a medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream |
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| 释义 | skin patchskin patch
skin patchskin patch,transdermal patch,ortransdermal delivery system,adhesive patch used to deliver a controlled dose of a drug through the skin over a period of time. A skin patch uses a special membrane to control the rate at which the liquid drug contained in the reservoir within the patch can pass through the skin and into the bloodstream. Some drugs must be combined with substances, such as alcohol, that increase their ability to penetrate the skin in order to be used in a skin patch. Drugs administered through skin patches include scopolamine (for motion sickness), nicotine (for quitting smoking), estrogen (for menopausemenopauseor climacteric , transitional phase in a woman's life when the ovaries stop releasing eggs, ovarian production of estrogen and other hormones tapers off, and menstruation ceases. ..... Click the link for more information. and to prevent osteoporosis after menopause), nitroglycerin (for angina), and lidocaine to relieve the pain of shingles (herpes zosterherpes zoster, infection of a ganglion (nerve center) with severe pain and a blisterlike eruption in the area of the nerve distribution, a condition called shingles. The causative organism is varicella-zoster, a common, filtrable virus that also causes chickenpox, and can hide ..... Click the link for more information. ). Molecules of insulin and many other substances, however, are too large to pass through the skin. skin patchskin patchskin patch
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