Medical Material
drug vehicle
drug ve·hi·cle
Definitions related to drug vehicle:
  • (vehicle) A substance that facilitates the use of a drug, or other material mixed with it, not covered by other terms (e.g. oleaginous vehicle).
    U.S. FDA Glossary
    U.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
  • A substance used as a medium for administration of a pharmaceutical.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Carrier or inert medium used as a solvent (or diluent) in which the medicinally active agent is formulated and or administered.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (treatment vehicle) A carrier or inert medium used as a solvent (or diluent) in which a medicinally active agent is formulated and or administered.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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