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
drug diluted in moderate volume (50-100 mL) of fluid for intermittent infusion at specified intervals, usually q6-8h;
IV piggyback (IVPB)
This administration is typically done by a physician . This route injects medication into a cacheter that has been placed by an anesthesiologist
Epidural
Injected directly into the marrow of long bones
Intraosseous
Drugs injected directly into the brain
Intraventricular
Injected into the subarachnoid space, which contains cerebrospinal Auid that surrounds the spinal cord. Drugs injected by this route are frequently anesthetics,
Intraspinal.
Injected into the capsule of a joint, usually to reduce inflammation, as in bursitis. Arthritic or bursitic joints often injected with anti-inflammatory drugs include shoulders, elbows, wrists, ankles, knees, and hips.
Intracapsular (intra-articular).
include drugs for dermal application and drugs for mucosal application.
Topical drug forms
semisolid preparation containing a drug, for external application.
Cream
A liquid preparation applied externally for the treatment of skin disorders
Lotion
Preparation for external use that is rubbed on the skin as a contra-irritant
Liniment
Sterile solution, often an antiseptic such as povidone-iodine solution and sterile water, used to irrigate the vaginal canal.
Douche solution.
tablet placed under the tongue:
Sublingual tablet
tablet placed in the cheek pouch:
Buccal
