Tablets administered by other routes:Implants
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These tablets are inserted into subcutaneous tissue by surgical procedures where they are very slowly absorbed over a period of a
month or a year. A special injector with a hollow needle and plunger is used to administer the rod shaped tablet for other
shapes, surgery is required. The tablets may be pellet, cylindrical or rosette shaped with diameter not more than 8mm. They are
sterile formulation without excipients and made hard with large particle size to achieve gradual drug release. The tablets are
produced by a sterile single punch hand operated machine in which the
die cavity is filled with hand since the material does not
normally flow well. Mainly, these tablets are prepared to deliver growth hormones to food
producing animals and ear is the preferred site for administration of the drug.
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