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concerned with the entire process of
converting drugs into medicines.
Pharmaceutics
Recognized in an official pharmacopoeia or formulary
Drug
Intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease
Drug
Other than food, intended to affect the structure or function of the body
Drug
intended for use as a component of a medicine but not
a device or a component, part, or accessory of a device
Drug
Chemical compound with
pharmacological (or other direct
effect ) intended for used in
diagnosis, treatment or prevention
of diseases
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient
INN, “generic” names
International nonproprietary names
“inactive” ingredients for technological, biopharmaceutical and/or stability reasons
Pharmaceutical excipients/additives
formed by
technological processing (drug formulation)
must therapeutic intentions, route of administration,
dosing, etc.
Drug delivery system
What are the two routes of administration of drug delivery system?
Intravascular administration
Extravascular administration
Enumerate some times of Intravascular Administration
Intravenous (IV) Administration
Intra-arterial (IA) Administration
Intracardiac (IC) Administration
Enumerate Enteral Extravascular administrations
Oral
Sublingual
Buccal
Rectal
Enumerate Parenteral Extravascular administrations
Subcutaneous
Intramuscular
Intradermal
Intraperitoneal
Intraocular
Intrathecal
Enumerate other Extravascular administrations
Inhalationals
Intranasal
Topical and Transdermal
Vaginal
Urethral
Ocular and Otic
To protect the drug substance from the destructive influences of
atmospheric oxygen or humidity
Coated tablets, sealed ampules
To protect the drug substance from the destructive influence of
gastric acid after oral administration
enteric-coated tablets
To conceal the bitter, salty, or offensive taste or odor of a drug
substance
Capsules, Coated tablets, flavored syrups
To provide liquid preparations of drug substances, either as
dispersions
Suspensions
To provide liquid preparations of drug substances, either as
clear preparations
Solutions
To provide rate-controlled drug action
(various controlled-release
tablets, capsules, and suspensions)
To provide optimal drug action from topical administration sites
(ointments, creams, transdermal patches, and ophthalmic, ear, and
nasal preparations)
To provide for insertion of a drug into one of the body’s orifices
(rectal or vaginal suppositories)
To provide for placement of drugs directly in the bloodstream or body
tissues
injections
To provide for optimal drug action through inhalation therapy
inhalatans and inhalation aerosols