Abuse-Deterrent Formulations
"Abuse-Deterrent Formulations" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Drug formulations or delivery systems intended to discourage the abuse of CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. These may include physical barriers to prevent chewing or crushing the drug; chemical barriers that prevent extraction of psychoactive ingredients; agonist-antagonist combinations to reduce euphoria associated with abuse; aversion, where controlled substances are combined with others that will produce an unpleasant effect if the patient manipulates the dosage form or exceeds the recommended dose; delivery systems that are resistant to abuse such as implants; or combinations of these methods.
| Descriptor ID |
D000075162
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D26.255.075 D27.505.696.034 D27.505.696.663.850.007 D27.505.954.427.005 E02.319.300.127 E05.916.250.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Abuse-Deterrent Formulations- Abuse-Deterrent Formulations
- Abuse Deterrent Formulations
- Abuse-Deterrent Formulation
- Formulation, Abuse-Deterrent
- Formulations, Abuse-Deterrent
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