"Drug Implants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Small containers or pellets of a solid drug implanted in the body to achieve sustained release of the drug.
| Descriptor ID |
D004343
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D26.255.210.315
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Implants" by people in Profiles.
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The 0.19-mg Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Implant Reduces Treatment Burden in Diabetic Macular Edema. Am J Ophthalmol. 2023 04; 248:16-23.
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Current role of intravitreal injections in Irvine Gass syndrome-CRIIG study. Int Ophthalmol. 2020 Nov; 40(11):3067-3075.
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Rationale and design of the 500-patient, 3-year, and prospective Vigilant ObservatIon of GlIadeL WAfer ImplaNT registry. CNS Oncol. 2018 04; 7(2):CNS08.
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A multi-institutional observational study of testosterone levels after testosterone pellet (Testopel(?)) insertion. J Sex Med. 2012 Feb; 9(2):594-601.
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Delayed extrusion of ganciclovir implant. Retina. 2006 Sep; 26(7):829-30.
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Local and systemic levels of tobramycin delivered from calcium sulfate bone graft substitute pellets. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005 Aug; (437):97-104.
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The treatment of chronic osteomyelitis with a biodegradable antibiotic-impregnated implant. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2002 Jun; 10(1):53-60.
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Estrogen supplementation in the posthypoxic myoclonus rat model. Clin Neuropharmacol. 2001 Jan-Feb; 24(1):58-61.