Medications ch 2

Question 1

Excipients

Answer 1

Inactive ingredients in a medication

Question 2

Dosage Form

Answer 2

How a medication is formulated into a drug product

Question 3

Purpose of Excipients

Answer 3

Preservation
Improving solubility
Flavoring
Bulking
Molding

Question 4

Types of Dosage forms

Answer 4

Solids (Tablets, Capsules)
Liquids (Solutions)

Question 5

Enteric coating

Answer 5

may be used to keep the drug from dissolving too soon in the GI tract

Question 6

Effervescent Tablet

Answer 6

Dissolved in liquid prior to administering

Question 7

Extended-release tablets

Answer 7

Results in more prolonged absorption of the medication and more stable conc in the blood over time
-Shouldn’t be broken, crushed or chewed

Question 8

Solids

Answer 8

Lozenges
Inhalants
Suppositories
Aerosols
Powders
Granules
Patches
Implants

Question 9

Lozenges

Answer 9

medication formulated in a hard sugar to be dissolved in the mouth

Question 10

Suppositories

Answer 10

Molded dosage form softer than tablets, intended for rectal, vaginal or urethral administration

Question 11

Aerosols

Answer 11

Drugs formulated into a gas mixture for use in a nebulizer or certain inhalers

Question 12

Inhalants

Answer 12

Formulations of drugs intended for respiratory administration through an inhaler

Question 13

Powders

Answer 13

Fine particles intended for either admixture into a liquid dosage form, topically, or use as an inhalant

Question 14

Patches

Answer 14

Drugs formulated within a patch to be administered topically or transdermally

Question 15

Granules

Answer 15

Compacted particles of drug product, usually enclosed as a capsule to be opened for oral administration

Question 16

implants

Answer 16

Can be a pump system or hardware that is implanted for long term release of drug

Question 17

Semi-solid dosage forms

Answer 17

Creams
Ointments
Pastes

Question 18

Creams

Answer 18

Most absorbable semi-solid dosage form for topical adminsteration

Question 19

Ointments

Answer 19

Typically thicker than a cream and may leave a barrier residue on the skin

Question 20

Pastes

Answer 20

Thicker and leaves more residue than ointments

Question 21

Liquids

Answer 21

Solutions
Suspensions
Emulsions
Syrups
Elixirs
Jellies
Spirits
Extracts

Question 22

Solutions

Answer 22

Drug is dissolved evenly throughout a fluid

Question 23

Suspensions

Answer 23

-Undissolved drug mixed in a fluid
-Must be shaken to ensure that the drug is evenly distributed

Question 24

Emulsions

Answer 24

Similar to suspension, specifically a mixture of lipid or oil medium into a liquid vehicle

Question 25

Syrups

Answer 25

Contain Sugar

Question 26

Jellies

Answer 26

High Water Content

Question 27

Elixirs

Answer 27

Mixture of water and alcohol

Question 28

Spirits

Answer 28

Concentrated alcohol solution

Question 29

Extracts

Answer 29

Concentrated drug solution resulting from extraction of a drug using a solvent

Question 30

Routes of drug Administeration

Answer 30

Enteral (administration as a site that results in passage through the GI tract) Parenteral (administration at a site that bypasses the GI tract

Question 31

Oral

Answer 31

Infers that the medication is taken by mouth and swallowed

Question 32

Sublingual

Answer 32

Dissolved under tongue

Question 33

Buccal

Answer 33

Medication is dissolved against the inside of the cheek

Question 34

Feeding Tube

Answer 34

Drug administered through a nasogastric tube

Question 35

Intravenous

Answer 35

Injected directly into a vein

Question 36

Intramuscular

Answer 36

Injected directly into a muscle

Question 37

Subcutaneous

Answer 37

Injected under the skin

Question 38

Topical

Answer 38

application onto the skin

Question 39

Transdermal

Answer 39

Drug is applied to the skin, however the intention is for the drug to be absorbed and circulated

Question 40

Otic

Answer 40

Application into the ear canal

Question 41

Ophthalmic

Answer 41

Application onto the eye

Question 42

Nasal

Answer 42

Delivery into the nasal canal

Question 43

Inhalation

Answer 43

Delivery into the lungs

Question 44

Subdermal

Answer 44

Drugs can be implanted subdermally

Question 45

Nebulizer

Answer 45

Equipment that can aerosolize a drug solution or suspension so that it can be inhaled by a patient