Tropical Preparation

Question 1

What are tropical preparations

Answer 1

These are preparations that are made to be applied on the skin and mucous membrane

Question 2

Water in oil or oil in water is what type of topical preparations

Answer 2

Cream

Question 3

Lotion is made up of

Answer 3

Oil in water with more water and hydoalcohol

Question 4

Emulsions are

Answer 4

Oil and water

Question 5

Example of emulsions are

Answer 5

Cream
Lotion

Question 6

A semisolid hydrocarbon with no water and preservative is

Answer 6

Ointment

Question 7

Best place for ointment includes

Answer 7

Palm and soles

Question 8

Thixotropy is the ability of

Answer 8

A topical solution to be less viscous and ealisy movable

Question 9

——- is not as foamy as foams but need a pressurized container

Answer 9

Sprays

Question 10

It is like foam and spray but bring its content out as vapor

Answer 10

Aerosols

Question 11

Example of aerosols include

Answer 11

Inhaler

Question 12

Gels are

Answer 12

Transparent solution containing cellulose ethers or carbromers in water or water alcohol solutions

Question 13

A good gel is meant to be

Answer 13

Thixotropic

Question 14

Alcohol based solution used as cleanser on the skin is

Answer 14

Astringent

Question 15

What are solutions

Answer 15

Are solids dissolved in either water or alchol

Question 16

For wet and oozy treatment what form of tropical preparation is best??

Answer 16

Cream and lotion

Question 17

For dry treatment what form of tropical preparation is best??

Answer 17

Ointment

Question 18

For skin folds,what form of tropical preparation is best??

Answer 18

Cream and lotion

Question 19

what form of tropical preparation is best for hairy areas?

Answer 19

Foam (best)
Lotion
Gels
Solution

Question 20

What are astringent

Answer 20

Astringent are the pharmaceutical substance that can cause tissue to contract or shrink

It can be used to stop bleeding

Question 21

Difference between a demulscent and an emollient

Answer 21

Demulscent and emollient are solutions that soothes pain and irritation

But emollient is used for internal surface like mouth

Demulscent is used for external surface like skin

Question 22

What is an emulsion

Answer 22

Emulsion is a mixture of two liquid that are immiscible

Question 23

A suspension is a dispersion only that a suspension has ——— in it

Answer 23

Liquid

Question 24

Incorperating smaller particles in another mass mostly bigger is a term called

Answer 24

Dispersion

Question 25

Examples of dispersion include

Answer 25

Solution Suspension Colloids

Question 26

A tincture is

Answer 26

A medicine made by dissolving a drug in alcohol An alcoholic drug solution

Question 27

Pessary is a medicated ——— suppository

Answer 27

Vaginal

Question 28

Suppository are made in such a way that they are solid at ——— but melts at ———-

Answer 28

Room temperature but melts and body temperature

Question 29

Suppository are medicines that are

Answer 29

Shaped to fit a particular orifice of the body Where when placed e.g ear canal the drug melts and does it work

Question 30

What are excipients

Answer 30

Are substances made along side the main drug so as to make the drug easy for administration Eg making gum and using sugar and the medicine to make the drug

Question 31

All drugs = excipient + active drug

Question 32

Sweetened hydro alcoholic medicine/liquid used for oral use is called

Answer 32

Elixir

Question 33

Elixir are basically drugs with sweet taste smell for better administration given only in the mouth

Question 34

A linctus is a

Answer 34

Sweetened thick syrup medicine only used for cough and sore throat

Question 35

Difference between elixir and linctus

Answer 35

Elixir is contains alchol Elixir is more liquidy than linctus Elixir can be used for therapeutic purposes Linctus is a syrup does not contain alcohol Linctus is only used for cough and sore throat

Question 36

Lozenge are

Answer 36

Solid medicine that are given in the mouth/sublingual intended to melt in the mouth slowly eg strepsils

Question 37

Strepsils for sore throat are what classification of oral form of drug

Answer 37

Lozenges

Question 38

Medicine created only for cavities on the body are called

Answer 38

Suppository medicines

Question 39

Difference between lotion and cream emulsion is that

Answer 39

Lotion is basically oil in water emulsion And cream is oil in water or water in oil emulsion( can be both)

Question 40

Electuary is a drug that

Answer 40

Melts in the mouth