7 & 8 - Routes, Formulations and Compounding Flashcards
water based
aqueous
solid formations to be mixed with water or juice
bulk powders
the pouch between the cheeks and teeth
buccal
absorbs water
hydrates
the property of a substance being able to dissolve in water
water soluble
liquid formulations in which the drugs does not completely dissolve in the solvent
suspensions
tear ducts
lacrimal canalicula
a mixture of two liquids that do not mix with each other in which one liquid is spread through the other by using a stabilizer
emulsion
breaking a part of a tablet into smaller pieces
disintegration
injection technique for medications that stain the skin
Z-tract injection
suspended formulation with particle size up to a hundred times smaller than a suspension
colloids
when the smaller pieces of a disintegrated tablet dissolve in solution
dissolution
a solvent that dissolves a freeze-dried powder or dilutes a solution
diluent
the pH of the stomach
1 - 2
nonaqueous solutions often contain glycerin, alcohol, and….
propylene glycol
nonaqueous solutions often contain glycerin, alcohol, and….
propylene glycol
Dermal formulations can deliver about ___mg/hr of active drug.
2
the percent of an administered ophthalmic solution that is delivered to the eye
20%
regulations pertaining to non-sterile compounding formulations
USP-NF Chapter
regulations pertaining to sterile compounding formulations
USP-NF Chapter
the fine grinding of powder
trituration
triturating a powdered drug with a solvent in which it is insoluble to reduce its particle size
levigation
a technique for mixing two powders of unequal size
geometric dilution
a portion of a mixture
aliquot
formulas and procedures of what should happen when a formulation is completed
formulation record
electrolytes used in the preparation of suspensions
flocculating agents
when a solution that contains the maximum amount of drug it can contain at room temperature
saturated
when a solution that contains the maximum amount of drug it can contain at room temperature
saturated
a record of what actually happened when the formulation was compounded
compounding record
the preferred method used when making a emulsions with a consistency of lotion or cream
the Beaker method