D1- intro to pharmaceutics

Question 1

what are medicines made up of?

Answer 1

drug and excipient

Question 2

what is the drug?

Answer 2

pharmacologically active chemical

Question 3

what is the excipient?

Answer 3

non- active ingredients added to the drug

Question 4

what are the different routes for administering medicines (main ones)?

Answer 4

-oral
-topical (to a surface)
-parenteral (injection): intravenous (in a vein), subcutaneous (under the skin), intramuscular (in a muscle)
-pulmonary (via lung)
-nasal
-ocular (eye)
-aural (ear)