Chapter 6- Test Review Flashcards
What condition would a patient receive an inhaler ?
Asthma
Which is NOT a Parenteral route of administration ?
PO
Which of the following labels should accompany Augmentin Oral Suspension ?
Note: “Suspension” = Shake
S/S
Shake Well before using
Which dosage form contains the HIGHEST concentration of alcohol?
(other forms CAN contain alcohol. This is the HIGHEST)
Elixir
E=Elixir
E=Extra
Nitroglycerin is available as a sublingual tablet, which means that…
LINGUAL = LENGUA
SUB = UNDER. “SUB-marine” Nemo
The tablet should be dissolved under the TONGUE.
What word should be used when giving directions for a TOPICAL medication ?
APPLY.
Apply the cream on TOP of your skin.
Apply to the TOP colleges.
Which dosage form is appropriate for nausea and vomiting?
Clue: Cannot keep food down.
Suppository
“The food at SUPPER was spoiled, and made me vomit”
I was SUPER NERVOUS, and got nausea in front of the big audience
An intravenous medication is administered directly into the…..
INTRA = INTO
VENOUS = VEIN
Vein
Which of the following dosage forms bypasses the stomach (stomach acid) when ingested?
Enteric Coated Tablet
ENTIRE-ly bypasses stomach
(Note: physically goes into stomach, but protected from stomach acid)
Which of the following is false…
This is a false statement…..
Note: ELIXIR = Alcohol
“Shaken” = Suspension
S/S Rule
Which liquid drug form contains sucrose?
Sucrose = Sugar which is sweet
Pancake _______ tastes sweet.
Syrup
(Pancake Syrup)
A ________ protects a brand name drug from unauthorized use.
Patent
P for Patent
P for Protection
Which of the following is NOT a solid dosage form?
NOT an Advil Pill, NOT chewable gummy
Suspension
S/S rule: Shake = Suspension
Do you shake Advil tablets? NO
Where is an OTIC product instilled?
INSTILL = close meaning to INSTALL
OTIC = close meaning to OPTIC but not same
In the EAR
The ear is close to the eye
DROPS installed INTO the ear.
What is the term for “solid particles dispersed in a liquid medium”
Suspension
S/S Rule = Shake / Suspension
why? because SOLID particles need to be mixed up.
Many pharmacies stock their drugs alphabetically by……
Generic name
What tablet MUST be dissolved in liquid before administered?
“must be dissolved FIRST, BEFORE giving to patient”
(because it is not already dissolved)
Effervescent
EF-FIRST
EFFER = sounds like FIRST
What type of dosage form consists of soft, elastic capsules that cannot be broken apart?
Soft GELATIN Shells
JELLO is SOFT
You cannot crumble Jello
You can break Ice. You CANNOT break Jello
What kind of oral medication dosage form can be pulled apart and sprinkled over food or into water?
HARD Gelatin Capsules
Which of the following describes a liquid mixture that uses purified water?
WATER = AGUA
AGUA = AQUA
AQUEnous Solution
Which of the following is an antibiotic, or antimicrobial SOLUTION, used to cleanses part of the body, such as eyes, skin, or open wounds?
Irrigating Solution
What type of viscous, adhesive liquid contains water and thick components of vegetable matter?
MUCOUS = thick, sticky
MUD (dirt) = thick, sticky
Mucilages
Solutions that use dissolving agents OTHER THAN water are called….
“NOT WATER”
NON-AGUA
NON-Aqueous solutions
What dosage form consists of very fine solid particles mixed with gas, liquid, or solid preparation ?
Clue: MIXED WITH
Clue: SOLID PARTICLES
Suspension
S/S
Suspension = Shake (mix with)
S=Solid
Spirits are liquid solutions that contain ________ substances that evaporate quickly.
Spirits = Vapor
Gasoline = Vapor
Volatile explosion
Volatile
What type of patch can be used for motion sickness, pain, heart disease, or depression?
Clue: PATCH. Patches are NOT swallowed, NOT injected, NOT put in rectum. WHERE are they put? SKIN.
Transdermal
“Through the Skin”
TRANSITS the skin
What dosage form consists of very fine particles MIXED in a vehicle (“mechanism of delivery”) then packed with GAS and PRESSURE to force medication into respiratory system?
Example: Inhaler for Lungs
AEROSOL
AIR = AERO
SOL = Solution
ROA stands for…
ROUTE of Administration (R.O.A.)
ROUTE = “pathway” from medicine container into the patient
ADMINISTRATION = the actual DELIVERY of the medicine.
ROA = ROAD
ROAD = ROUTE
Which of the following would NOT affect the route of administration used for a patient?
Patient’s ethnic background
Which type of ROA will achieve much faster results?
Clue: “What is the fastest way to get medicine DIRECTLY into the body?”
Swallow a pill? Dissolve a powder? Skin patch? Etc?
Injection
Which type of parenteral ROA injects medicine into the top layers of the skin?
IntraDermal
Skin = Dermal
Dermatologist
Parenteral - definition
Administration of medicine NOT thru the intestinal tract or mouth.
What is a term for a large volume of solution administered at one time via the intravenous method?
Bolus
“Bola de gente” = lot of people
Bowling = knocked all the pins down at one time
The ROA for medications delivered via the eye is called….
Clue: EYE
Ophthalmic
OPTtical = eye
The ROA for medication delievery via the EAR is called….
Clue: the ear is CLOSE to the eye but is NOT the eye.
OTIC
“Sounds like” Optic but is not optic
Which type of drug name is CAPITALIZED?
GENERIC names
G=GRANDE letters
