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fármaco inalterado

English translation: unchanged drug


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Portuguese term or phrase:fármaco inalterado
English translation:unchanged drug
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17:28 Nov 11, 2010
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Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / hospital care
Portuguese term or phrase: fármaco inalterado
Which is the suitable expression in english for 'fármaco inalterado'- é quando, mesmo após a excreção do fármaco pelo organismo, ele se mantém ativo.
marciara
Local time: 08:13
unchanged drug
Explanation:
Na verdade, é quando o fármaco é excretado sem sofrer metabolismo a outros compostos. Diz-se, por exemplo, "drug X is excreted unchanged".

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Note added at 11 mins (2010-11-11 17:40:29 GMT)
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Although a few drugs are eliminated as unchanged drug into urine or alternately may be completely metabolized, most drugs are eliminated by...
http://www.boomer.org/c/p4/c05/c0502.html

More than 50% of azithromycin is eliminated through biliary secretion as unchanged drug.
http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/DrugsNew/DrugDetailT.aspx?int_id...
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fvasconcellos
Brazil
Local time: 08:13
Grading comment
thanks!!
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4unaltered drug
Renita Miguel


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
unchanged drug


Explanation:
Na verdade, é quando o fármaco é excretado sem sofrer metabolismo a outros compostos. Diz-se, por exemplo, "drug X is excreted unchanged".

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Note added at 11 mins (2010-11-11 17:40:29 GMT)
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Although a few drugs are eliminated as unchanged drug into urine or alternately may be completely metabolized, most drugs are eliminated by...
http://www.boomer.org/c/p4/c05/c0502.html

More than 50% of azithromycin is eliminated through biliary secretion as unchanged drug.
http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/DrugsNew/DrugDetailT.aspx?int_id...

fvasconcellos
Brazil
Local time: 08:13
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
thanks!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ivan Rocha
8 mins
  -> Obrigado, Ivan!

agree  Marlene Curtis
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Marlene!

agree  Gilmar Fernandes
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Gilmar!

agree  imatahan
1 day8 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Isabel!

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
2 days9 hrs
  -> Thank you, Muriel! :)
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
unaltered drug


Explanation:
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Renita Miguel
Local time: 13:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
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