Compounding Dr Fei

Question 1

what is medicine?

Answer 1

Final form of drug taken by patient usually contains exicipents

Question 2

What is dosage form

Answer 2

Physical form of medicine

Question 3

dosage form

Answer 3

physical form of medicine

Question 4

what is compounding

Answer 4

prepare and pack medicine on a small-scale

Question 5

Formulation

Answer 5

the process or end-result of combining ingredients to produce a product

Question 6

three types of dosage rooms

Answer 6

solid, liquid, semi-solid

Question 7

Liquid solution?

Answer 7

homogeneous dispersions on the molecular
level (a one-phase system)

Question 8

suspensions

Answer 8

coarse dispersions of solids in liquids

Question 9

Emulsions

Answer 9

coarse dispersions of liquids in liquids (e.g. oil-in-water)

Question 10

semisolid?

Answer 10

do not flow under normal conditions but usually retain their shape (like a solid), but can deform and spread when a force is applied (like a liquid).

Question 11

cream

Answer 11

semisolid emulsions

Question 12

Ointments

Answer 12

semisolid fatty material, usually oily or
hydrophobic

Question 13

paste

Answer 13

ointment or other semisolid containing a high amount of powders

Question 14

gels

Answer 14

range from very viscous liquid to weak solid

Question 15

Suppositories / pessaries

Answer 15

shaped fatty or gel devices, solid
at room temperature but melt or dissolve in body

Question 16

tablet

Answer 16

powders or granules compressed into disc or similar shape

Question 17

Capsule (Hard Gelatin Capsule)

Answer 17

rigid shell, usually made from gelatin, filled with powders or granules

Question 18

Capsule (Soft Gelatin Capsule)

Answer 18

flexible shell filled with liquid or gel, usually oily

Question 19

Powders and Granules

Answer 19

a pharmaceutical granule is an aggregation of powders

Question 20

Aerosols

Answer 20

liquid droplets or solid particles in pressurised gas

Question 21

Specialised Drug Delivery Devices

Answer 21

a complex device or system to give controlled administration of drug (e.g. transdermal drug delivery devices - ‘skin patches’; pumps)

Question 22

Types of therapeutic effects

Answer 22

Systemic and local