DOSAGE FORMS Flashcards
intended to be suspended or dissolved in water or mixed with soft food prior
administration.
Oral Powders
solution in water releases carbon dioxide which makes for the taste of salty or bitter medication.
Effervescent powder
bulk powder generally containing soap or detergent, mild abrasive and anticaries effect.
Dentifrices
dissolved in water prior to use as antiseptic or cleaning agent for a body cavity.
most commonly intended for
vaginal use.
Douche Powders
applied locally to various parts of the body as adsorbents, antiseptics, antipruritic,
astringents and antiperspirants
Dusting powder
- finely divided powders
introduced into the body cavities such as the ears, nose, throat, tooth sockets, and vagina - insufflator (powder blower).
Insufflations
enclosed in a hard or soft, water- soluble container or shell of gelatin.
Capsules
drug substance with or without suitable diluents and are prepared either by compression or molding method.
Tablets
coated with a colored or uncolored sugar layer
Sugar Coated tablet (SCT) –
coated with a thin layer of polymer capable of forming a skin like film.
Film-coated Tablet (FCT)
pass unchanged through the stomach to the intestines
Enteric-coated Tablet (ECT)
- usually prepared to separate physically or chemically incompatible ingredients
- more than one compression cycle
Multiple Compressed Tablet (MCT)
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
Gelatin-coated tablet
placing the tablet between the
gums and the inner lining of the cheek
Buccal tablets