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The majority of drugs are usually administered in impulse or bolus form as a consequence of release mechanisms of conventional dosage forms (e.g., pills, tablets, capsules, injections). Both drug administration regimen and drug discovery processes have been dependent on these input functions in the past.
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Theeuwes, F. (1987). The Mini-Osmotic pump as a Tool in Chronobiology. In: Scheving, L.E., Halberg, F., Ehret, C.F. (eds) Chronobiotechnology and Chronobiological Engineering. NATO ASI Series, vol 120. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3547-1_6
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