Ch. 36 Admin Oral Topical and Mucosal Meds

Question 1

Dry powder Inhaler

DPI

Answer 1

Containers that rely on the force of the patients own inhalation to dispense a dose of dry powder

Question 2

Elixir

Answer 2

Contains water, alcohol, possibly colorings, and medication

Question 3

Solution

Answer 3

A liquid that contains a dissolved substance

Question 4

Capsule

Answer 4

Gelatin shell containing a powder or pellets of medication

Question 5

Suspension

Answer 5

Contains fine particles of medication mixed with but not dissolved in liquid.

Question 6

Tablet

Answer 6

Powdered ingredients pressed into various sizes and shapes

Question 7

Syrup

Answer 7

Concentrated aqueous preparation of sugars, with or without flavorings, and medication

Question 8

Enteric-Coated

Answer 8

A tablet that contains an outer coating that does not dissolve until the medication reaches the intestines.

Question 9

Sustained Released

Answer 9

A Tablet designed to slow the absorption of a drug

Question 10

Transdermal Route

Answer 10

The route used when applying a drug to the skin using a patch

Question 11

Topical Route

Answer 11

When a drug is applied to the skin or the mucous membranes

Question 12

Respiratory Route

Answer 12

When medication is dispersed in fine droplets and inhaled into the lungs and bronchial airways.

Question 13

Narcotic

Answer 13

Medications made with opium and opium derivatives for the purpose of controlling and relieving pain