Lesson 4 Dosage Forms Flashcards
1
Q
Dosage forms are?
A
How a medicine is formulated
2
Q
Dosage forms Encompass two combined elements are?
A
The drug
The delivery system
3
Q
Medicines are composed of the following two elements ?
A
Active ingredient:design to treat the patient (referred as the drug)
Excipient: other ingredients added to create the medicine (which includes preservatives,coloring agents, flavoring agents and stabilizers (referred as Inactive or Inert ingredients;which is not part of the treatment)
Diluent: provides the size of the medicine for patients to easily use.
