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<term>
  <id>15167</id>
  <title>delayed-release dosage form</title>
  <longtitle>IUPAC Gold Book - delayed-release dosage form</longtitle>
  <doi>10.1351/goldbook.15167</doi>
  <code>15167</code>
  <status>current</status>
  <definitions>
    <item>
      <id>1</id>
      <text>Pharmaceutical preparation that releases the drug(s) at a time other than promptly after administration.</text>
      <notes>
        <item>Typically, this is related to enteric coated tablets.</item>
      </notes>
      <links>
        <item>
          <term>enteric coated tablets</term>
          <url>https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/15185</url>
        </item>
      </links>
      <sources>
        <item>PAC, 2009, 81, 971. 'Glossary of terms related to pharmaceutics (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 981 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-04-10-14)</item>
      </sources>
    </item>
  </definitions>
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  <citation>Citation: 'delayed-release dosage form' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.15167</citation>
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  <accessed>2026-06-27T14:30:14+00:00</accessed>
</term>
