Dosage Forms

Question 1

Buccal

Answer 1

Cheek

Question 2

Caplet

Answer 2

Coated oral medication tablet

Question 3

Capsule

Answer 3

Small case or container, especially a round or cylindrical one

Question 4

Cream

Answer 4

Thick liquid or semisolid preparation applied to the skin

Question 5

Elixir

Answer 5

sweetened liquid usually containing alcohol

Question 6

Extended release

Answer 6

formulated so that drug is released slowly over time

Question 7

Film

Answer 7

thin layer or coating

Question 8

Gel

Answer 8

a jellylike substance

Question 9

Gel Capsule

Answer 9

capsule shaped tablet coated with gelatin for easy swallowing

Question 10

Liquid

Answer 10

flowing freely but of constant volume

Question 11

Lozenge

Answer 11

small tablet taken for sore throats and dissolved in the mouth

Question 12

Ointment

Answer 12

smooth oily preparation rubbed on the skin

Question 13

Patch

Answer 13

disk-shaped piece of material that is worn on the skin and contains a drug that is absorbed at a constant rate

Question 14

Solution

Answer 14

liquid mixture in which the minor component (solute) is uniformly distributed within the major component (solvent)

Question 15

Suppository

Answer 15

Medical preparation designed to be inserted into the rectum or vagina to dissolve

Question 16

Suspension

Answer 16

Mixture in which particles are dispersed throughout the bulk of the fluid

Question 17

Tablet

Answer 17

solid dosage form containing medicinal substances

Question 18

Tincture

Answer 18

solution of a medicinal substance in an alcoholic or hydroalcoholic menstruum

Question 19

Troche

Answer 19

medicated lozenge designed to dissolve