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(medicine) Facilitating retention in the gastrointestinal system for a long period of time..
A number of gastroretentive mechanisms have been evaluated, including mucoadhesion, floating dosage forms that use low-density matrices or gas generation, swelling matrices, and combinations thereof.
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Gastroretentive means (medicine) Facilitating retention in the gastrointestinal system for a long period of time..
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A number of gastroretentive mechanisms have been evaluated, including mucoadhesion, floating dosage forms that use low-density matrices or gas generation, swelling matrices, and combinations thereof.
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