a slow-acting medicine
1Bolus (medicine) — In medicine, a bolus (from Latin , ball) is the administration of a medication, drug or other compound that is given to raise blood concentration to an effective level. The administration can be given intravenously, by intramuscular or… …
2Basal (medicine) — Basal refers to a minimal level that is necessary for health or life. As used by diabetics and health care professionals, it describes a low, continuous dosage of insulin (either as a basal rate from an insulin pump or a slow acting insulin… …
3Traditional Chinese medicine — Alternative medical systems Traditional Chinese medicin …
4Personalized medicine — is the concept that information about an patient s genotype or gene expression profile could be used to tailor medical care to an individual s needs. Such information could be used to help stratify disease status, select between different… …
5SAARD — slow acting antirheumatic drug …
6digitoxin — A cardioactive glycoside obtained from the leaves of Digitalis purpurea; it is more completely absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract than is digitalis. Largely eliminated by hepatic metabolism. SYN: crystalline digitalin. * * * dig·i·tox·in… …
7pentaerythritol — The tetranitrate is a coronary vasodilator with action similar to that of other slow acting organic nitrates. * * * pen·ta·eryth·ri·tol .pent ə i rith rə .tȯl, .tōl n a crystalline alcohol C5H12O4 that is used chiefly in making synthetic resins …
8aluminium hydroxide — a safe slow acting antacid. It is administered by mouth, alone or in combination with other antacids, in the treatment of indigestion, gastric and duodenal ulcers, and reflux oesophagitis. Trade names: Alu Cap, Aludrox …
9bradytrophia — brady·tro·phia (brad″e troґfe ə) a condition characterized by slow acting nutritive processes …
10bradytrophic — brady·tro·phic (brad″e troґfik) [brady + trophic] having slow acting nutritive processes …
