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depot injection

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de·pot injection (dp, dp)
n.
An injection of a substance in a form that tends to keep it at the site of injection so that absorption occurs over a prolonged period.

depot injection,
an intramuscular injection of a drug in an oil suspension that results in a gradual release of the medication over several days.


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S market for LHRH treatments of prostate cancer is estimated at over $1 billion, but is dominated by 4-month and shorter duration depot injections and implants.
However, this market is dominated by 4-month and shorter duration depot injections or implants, led by Lupron Depot(R) (leuprolide acetate) from TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc.
Other therapies involve the use of gonadotropin hormone releasing agonists with administration regimens ranging from low-dosage daily injections to high-dosage implants or depot injections of 3 to 4-months duration.
 
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