Preferred Label : Osmotic Pump Drug Release;
NCIt related terms : Osmotic Pump;
NCIt definition : Drug release controlled by an osmotic agent that acts to imbibe water from the surrounding
medium via a semipermeable membrane which is permeable to water but impermeable to
drug. The delivery of the active agent from the device is controlled by water influx
across the semipermeable membrane forcing the drug out of an orifice in the device.;
Origin ID : C203360;
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