Chapter 4 Book Flashcards
technically refers to any route not involving the GI tract, including injection, topical (skin or mucosal), transdermal, and the inhalation route.
Parenteral
are disks of compressed drug. They may be a variety of shapes and colors, may be coated to enhance easy swallowing, and may be scored (evenly divided in halves or quarters by score lines) to enhance equal distribution of the drug if the tablet has been broken
Tablet
an oblong form of a tablet
Caplet
This is a tablet with a special coating that resists disintegration by gastric juices
Enteric-coated tablet.
drug is contained within a gelatin-type container
Capsule
containing drug particles that have various coatings (often of different colors) that differ in the amount of time required before the coatings dissolve.
Sustained-release capsule or tablet.
Tablet containing palatable flavoring, indicated for a local (often soothing) effect on the throat or mouth
Lozenge (troche).
Liquid form of medication that must be shaken well before administration because the drug particles settle at the bottom of the bottle. The drug is not evenly dissolved in the liquid until the mixture is properly shaken
Suspension
Liquid drug preparation that contains oils and fats in water. These are rypically topical or transdermal
Emulsion
Liquid drug forms with alcohol base
Elixir
Succeed, Ravored liquid drug form. Cherry syrup drug preparations are common for children
Syrup
Liquid drug form in which the drug is totally and evenly dissolved. Ap-pean is deat rather than doudy or setted (as with a suspension)
Solution
Injected directly into a vein
Intravenous
Small amount of drug
Injected into a peripheral saline lock
IV PUSH
large volume of fluids, often with drugs added, that infuses continually into a vein
IV infusion or IV drip