Language used in Pharmacy

Question 1

Legal requirements on a prescription box

Answer 1

• Drug name then concentration/strength
• Quantity and dosage
• Braille
• POM - Prescription only medicine (legal classification) or P which is pharmacy over the counter
• Dispensing label
• Dose, frequency, warnings patient name and date

Question 2

Accelerated stability testing

Answer 2

Challenge medicine with high temperatures

Question 3

Potency

Answer 3

amount of drug left remaining in the dosage form after defined period 95%-105%

Question 4

Chemical stability

Answer 4

Ability for drug to degrade and break down

Question 5

Physical stability

Answer 5

Physical state change well dispersion in formulation (emulsion)

Question 6

Freely soluable

Answer 6

Only need 10ml of solvent to dissolve 1g of solute

Question 7

Shelf life

Answer 7

Time over which the medicine would remain stable (storage conditions)

Question 8

Expiry date

Answer 8

Date after medicine cannot be used

Question 9

Volumes and stengths shown on cream and liquids

Answer 9

• Concentration volume per mass quantity mg/5ml
• Applied to skin (external use) percentage & external liquids are not per 5ml