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A dosage form is the physical form of a dose of medication, such as a capsule or injection. The route of administration is dependent on the dosage form of a given drug. Various dosage forms may exist for the same compound, since different medical conditions may warrant different routes of administration. For example, persistent vomiting may make it difficult to use an oral dosage form; in this case, it may...

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Definition of a solid oral dosage form?
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http://www.drugs.com/mtm/trifluridine-ophthalmic.html The usual dose of trifluridine ophthalmic is one drop into the affected eye every 2 hours while you are awake. Do not use more than 9 drops in the course...

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is there any correlation between pKa of a drug and its release from an IR dosage form? or below the pKa on the side of the ionized form of the molecule.

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