Granule Dosage Form

Preferred Label : Granule Dosage Form;

NCIt synonyms : Granule Dose Form; Gran;

NCIt related terms : GRANULE; Granules;

NCIt definition : A solid composed of small particles or grains.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: A small particle or grain. (NCI); EDQM-HC: Solid single-dose or multidose preparation consisting of solid, dry aggregates of powder particles that are sufficiently resistant to withstand handling. Granules are intended for oral use to release active substance(s) in the gastrointestinal fluids by a rate depending essentially on the intrinsic properties of the active substance(s) (conventional release). They may be swallowed as such and/or chewed before swallowing, and some may also be dissolved or dispersed in water or another suitable liquid before oral administration. Granules for oral solution and Granules for oral suspension are excluded.;

FDA table : Dosage Form (C-DRG-00201);

Codes from synonyms : 078; 10204000;

Details

Origin ID

C42938;

UMLS CUI

C3853573;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Langerhans' granule (cell structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Pellet (basic dose form) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Pillule [EDQM-ST unit of presentation]
- acute miliary tuberculosis [SNOMED Notion]
- langerhans' granule [SNOMED Notion]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Granules [EDQM-ST pharmaceutical dose form]
- Granules (basic dose form) [SNOMED CT concept]
- drug granules [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Biomedical or Dental Material [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Granules (basic dose form) [SNOMED CT concept]
- drug granules [SNOMED Notion]
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- CDISC SDTM Pharmaceutical Dosage Form Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]
- EDQM Health Care Terminology [NCIt concept]
- EDQM-HC Administrable Dose Form Terminology [NCIt concept]
- EDQM-HC Pharmaceutical Dosage Form Terminology [NCIt concept]
- FDA Structured Product Labeling Terminology [NCIt concept]
- NCPDP Strength Form Terminology [NCIt concept]
- NCPDP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- SPL Pharmaceutical Dosage Form Terminology [NCIt concept]

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