In medicine, a subcutaneous implant is an implant that is delivered under the skin into the subcutaneous tissue by surgery or injection and is used to deliver a drug for a long period of time.[1][2] Examples of drugs that can be administered in this way include leuprorelin and the sex steroids estradiol[3] and testosterone.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ Burgess, DJ; Wright, JC (2012). "An Introduction to Long Acting Injections and Implants". In Wright, JC; Burgess, DJ (eds.). Long Acting Injections and Implants. Springer New York. pp. 1–9. ISBN 9781461405542. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Kumar, A; Pillai, J (2018). "Implantable drug delivery systems: An overview". In Grumezescu, AM (ed.). Nanostructures for the Engineering of Cells, Tissues and Organs. William Andrew. pp. 473–511. ISBN 978-0-12-813665-2. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Kumar & Pillai 2018, p. 477.