Dosage Forms Flashcards
generally supplied as finely divided powder or as effervescent granules.
They finely divided powders are intended to be suspended, dissolved in water or mixed with
Oral Powders
releases carbon dioxide, which makes for the taste of salty or bitter medication
usually salty and form homogeneous mixtures.
Effervescent powder
these granules contain substances that could be used as replacement for electrolyte loss (oral rehydration salt)
Dissolved in water or can be mixed with soft
Effervescent powder
may be prepared in the form of bulk powder generally containing soap or detergent, mild abrasive and anticaries effect
ex. oral propalaxis
Dentifrices
soluble powders intended to be dissolved in water prior to use as antiseptic or cleaning agaent from a body cavity. They are most commonly intended for vaginal use.
Douche Powder
applied locally to various parts of the body as adsorbent, antiseptics, antipruritic, astringents and antiperspirants.
Dusting Powder
applied locally to various parts of the body as adsorbent, antiseptics, antipruritic, astringents and antiperspirants.
Insufflations
dosage forms in which unit does of powder, semisolid, or liquid drugs are enclosed in a hard (powder inside) or soft (liquid inside) , water-soluble container or shell of gelatin.
Capsules
solid dosage form containng drug substance with or without suitable diluents and are prepared either by compression or molding method
Tablets
tablet coated with a colored or uncolored sugar layer
Purpose: mask the disaggreable taste and protect the component from the acidity of the stomach
Sugar coated tablet (SCT)
tablet coated with a thin layer of polymer capable of forming a skin like film.
Film-coated tablet (FCT)
designed to pass unchanged through the stomach to the small intestines, where it disintegrates dissolve and absorbs. It shouldn’t be chewed, cut, crushed.
Enteric-coated Tablet (ECT)
made by more than one compression cycle. They are usually prepared to separate physically or chemically incompatible ingredients or to produce repeat or prolong action of drug.
Multiple Compressed Tablet (MCT)
is designed to release the drug’s active ingredient gradually over the day.
Controlled-release Tablet (CRT)
gelcap, a capsule shaped compressed tablet that allows the coated product to be about one-third smaller than a capsule filled with an equivalent amount of powder
Gelatin-coated tablet
involves placing the tablet between the gums and the inner lining of the cheek (buccal pouch)
orally administered, placed in the oral cavity (faster action)
Buccal tablets
contain medicinal substances that dissolve generally when added to water.
Effervescent Tablet
have a smooth disintegration when chewed or allowed to dissolve in the mouth
Chewable tablets
are designed to disintegrate and release their medication with no special rate controlling features such as special coating and techniques
Immediate release tablets
are very soft, and soluble and are designed for rapid dissolution.
Molded Tablet
small, cylindrical tablets containing small amounts of potent drugs
Tablet triturates
also known as compounding tablets, pharmacist used them to compound prescription.
Dispensing tablets (DT)
used in extemporaneous preparations
-mixed before with sterile water to make a parenteral solution
Hypodermic tablets (HT)
are discoid shaped solid containing the medicinal agent in suitable flavored base. They are placed in the mouth where they are slowly dissolve of parenteral solutions. No longer available.
Lozenges/Troches/ Pastilles
