DOSAGE FORMS Flashcards

1
Q

intended to be suspended or dissolved in water or mixed with soft food prior
administration.

A

Oral Powders

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2
Q

solution in water releases carbon dioxide which makes for the taste of salty or bitter medication.

A

Effervescent powder

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3
Q

bulk powder generally containing soap or detergent, mild abrasive and anticaries effect.

A

Dentifrices

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4
Q

dissolved in water prior to use as antiseptic or cleaning agent for a body cavity.
most commonly intended for
vaginal use.

A

Douche Powders

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5
Q

applied locally to various parts of the body as adsorbents, antiseptics, antipruritic,
astringents and antiperspirants

A

Dusting powder

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6
Q
  • finely divided powders
    introduced into the body cavities such as the ears, nose, throat, tooth sockets, and vagina
  • insufflator (powder blower).
A

Insufflations

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7
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enclosed in a hard or soft, water- soluble container or shell of gelatin.

A

Capsules

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8
Q

drug substance with or without suitable diluents and are prepared either by compression or molding method.

A

Tablets

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9
Q

coated with a colored or uncolored sugar layer

A

Sugar Coated tablet (SCT) –

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10
Q

coated with a thin layer of polymer capable of forming a skin like film.

A

Film-coated Tablet (FCT)

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11
Q

pass unchanged through the stomach to the intestines

A

Enteric-coated Tablet (ECT)

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12
Q
  • usually prepared to separate physically or chemically incompatible ingredients
  • more than one compression cycle
A

Multiple Compressed Tablet (MCT)

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13
Q

release the drug’s active ingredient gradually over the day

A

Controlled-release Tablet
(CRT)

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14
Q

gelcap, a capsule shaped compressed tablet that allows the coated product to be about one-third smaller than a capsule

A

Gelatin-coated tablet

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15
Q

placing the tablet between the
gums and the inner lining of the cheek

A

Buccal tablets

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16
Q

placing a drug under the
tongue

A

Sublingual tablets

17
Q

dissolve generally when added to water.

A

Effervescent Tablet

18
Q

smooth disintegration when chewed or allowed to dissolve in the mouth

A

Chewable tablets

19
Q

disintegrate and release their medication with no special rate controlling features

A

Immediate release tablet

20
Q

very soft, and soluble and are designed for rapid dissolution.

A

Molded Tablet

21
Q
  • small, cylindrical
    tablets
  • small amounts
    of potent drugs
A

Tablet triturates

22
Q

compounding tablets, pharmacist used them to compound prescription

A

Dispensing tablets (DT)

23
Q
  • extemporaneous preparations of parenteral solutions
  • No longer available
A

Hypodermic tablets (HT)

24
Q
  • discoid shaped solid
  • in suitable flavored base
  • placed in the mouth; slowly
    dissolve
A

Lozenges/ Troches/ Pastilles

25
Q
  • lozenges type of oral solid dosage form
  • produces local effect in the
    mouth
A

Lollipops

26
Q
  • small, round, solid dosage form containing medicinal agents
  • intended for oral administration
A

Pills

27
Q

provide an edible container for the oral administration of solid drugs

A

Cachets

28
Q

small, sterile cylinders formed by compression from medicated masses

A

Pellets

29
Q

semi solid preparations intended for external application to the skin/mucous membranes

A

Ointments

30
Q

viscous liquid or semi solid emulsions of O/W or W/O type

A

Creams

31
Q

shaving creams, hand
creams, foundation cream.

A

O/W type

32
Q

cold creams and emollient creams

A

W/O type

33
Q
  • semisolid systems consisting of dispersion
  • either small inorganic particles or large organic molecules enclosing and interpenetrated by a liquid
A

Gels

34
Q
  • (transdermal patches)
  • deliver drugs directly through the skin and into the bloodstream
A

Transdermal preparations

35
Q
  • solid dosage form intended for insertion into body orifices
  • (rectum, vagina, or urethra)
A

Suppositories and Inserts