Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The use of an electric current to transport an ionized substance, especially a drug, through the skin.
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- noun medicine A
treatment in whichelectrodes are put in contact withtissue and avoltage is applied in order to introduce anionized medication
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- noun therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Now, a prescription anti-perspirant may be necessary, but other effective treatments to ask your doctor about, anti-anxiety and antidepressant medications, botox injections or even a procedure called iontophoresis, in which a low electrical current is delivered to the affected areas.
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SmartRelief consists of a controlled delivery technology that uses rapidly transports medication through the skin using a process called iontophoresis. www.nupathe.com is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of branded therapeutics for diseases of the central nervous system including neurological and psychiatric disorders.
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One delivery technique for the eye is called iontophoresis, in which a low current pushes the treatment into the cells.
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We will use a number of treatments including manual therapy and a treatment called iontophoresis which delivers steroid medication to the painful area reducing the swelling and inflammation in those tissues.
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We will use a number of treatments including manual therapy and a treatment called iontophoresis which delivers steroid medication to the painful area reducing the swelling and inflammation in those tissues.
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One delivery technique for the eye is called iontophoresis, in which a low current pushes the treatment into the cells.
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We will use a number of treatments including manual therapy and a treatment called iontophoresis which delivers steroid medication to the painful area reducing the swelling and inflammation in those tissues.
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And it is called "iontophoresis", but once I really checked the price of this treatment I got shocked!
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Non surgical options include: aluminum chloride, a topical solution that is very similar to the active chemical in an antiperspirant and is applied directly to the hands; iontophoresis, an electrical current that is applied to a solution into which the hands are placed; botulinum A neurotoxin, the toxin is injected into the palms of the hands every 7 to 12 months; anticholinergic drugs, a prescription drug that may decrease or stop sweating.
Dr. Rock Positano: Excessively Sweaty Hands: A Slippery Slope When It Comes To Social Functioning 2008
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Vyteris 'proprietary active transdermal smart patch technology delivers drugs comfortably through the skin using low-level electrical energy (iontophoresis).
Froggi commented on the word iontophoresis
Just signed up and love this app! I didn’t know that drugs could be administered iontophoretically.
April 30, 2019