Did you know? Most rat poisons are based on warfarin, a molecule that you will be prescribed as an anticoagulant the day you have a pulmonary embolism. The difference between the two. Dose, of course. But above all, its presentation. What in the pharmaceutical world is called the “galenic form”. A much less trivial element than one might think…
“The drug is an active substance and a galenic form. It is really the Galenian way that prepares the medicine.”, explains P. Patrick Couvrere, Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Paris-Saclay, Member of the Academies of Medicine and Pharmacy. When swallowing a tablet in case of a headache, applying cream against eczema, applying eye drops for the treatment of conjunctivitis, using an aerosol against asthma, when injecting insulin, we use different dosages.
“The purpose of these forms is to optimize the administration…
Source: Le Figaro
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