Patch Dosage Form

Cancer Terms -> Diagnostic Therapeutic and Research Equipment -> Pharmaceutical Dosage Form -> Solid Dosage Form -> Patch Dosage Form

Patch Dosage Form Definition

A drug delivery system that often contains an adhesive backing that is usually applied to an external site on the body. Its ingredients either passively diffuse from, or are actively transported from, some portion of the patch. Depending upon the patch, the ingredients are either delivered to the outer surface of the body or into the body. A patch is sometimes synonymous with the terms Extended Release Film and System.

Patch Dosage Form Synonyms

Patch Dosage Form, PATCH, Patch, Patch Dose Form, Patches

Terms in Patch Dosage Form category

Skin Patch