DESCRIPTION OF THE DRUG FORMS Flashcards
(15 cards)
Solid preparation consisting of sugar and gum, the latter giving strength and cohesiveness to the ____ and facilitating slow release of the medicament
Lozenges
Can be used to deliver medication, nutrients, or oxygen directly into a patient’s body; can also be used to drain fluids from the body
Tube
Smooth-coated tablet shaped like a capsule used as a tamper-resistant alternative to a capsule, or an easy-to-swallow alternative to a regular tablets
Caplet
Semi-solid emulsions, that is mixtures of oil and water
Cream
Hard, compressed medication in round, oval, or square shape; solid dosage form containing unit dose of one ore more
Tablet
Liquid preparations for oral use containing one or more active ingredients suspended in a suitable vehicle
Pharmaceutical suspension
Oral dosage forms which consist of spherical masses prepared from one ore more medicament incorporated with inert excipients
Pills
Medication in a gelatin container
Capsule
Stabilized oil-in-water dispersions, either or both phases of which may contain dissolved solids either oil is dispersed in finely divided form in water/ vice-versa
Emulsion
Constrained within a 3-D polymeric matrix (consisting of natural or synthetic gum) having a high degree of physical/chemical cross-linking; used for medication, lubrication & miscellaneous applications
Gels
Concentrated aqueous solution of a sugar usually sucrose to which medicaments are added
Syrup
Intimate mixtures of dry finely divided drug or chemicals intended for internal/external use
Powder
Small glass or plastic vessel or bottle, often used to store medication in the form of liquids, powders, or capsules
Vial
Small sealed vial which is used to contain and preserve a sample, usually a solid/liquid
Ampule
Insoluble inorganic drugs which are in the form of aqueous suspensions
Magma
