DOSAGE FORMS (SOLID - SEMISOLID) Flashcards
generally supplied as FINELY DIVIDED POWDER or as EFFERVESCENT GRANULES. The finely divided powders are intended to be suspended or dissolved in water or mixed with soft food prior administration.
ORAL POWDERS
intended to be SUSPENDED or DISSOLVED IN WATER or MIXED WITH SOFT FOOD prior administration
ORAL POWDERS
for solution in water RELEASES CARBON DIOXIDE which makes for the taste of SALTY
or BITTER medication
EFFERVESCENT POWDER
may be prepared in the
form of BULK POWDER generally containing SOAP OR DETERGENT, MILD ABRASIVE and ANTICARIES effect.
DENTIFRICES
soluble powders
intended to be dissolved in water prior to use as ANTISEPTIC OR CLEANING AGENT for a BODY CAVITY. They are most commonly intended for VAGINAL USE.
DOUCHE POWDERS
They are 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 with the use of
INSUFFLATOR (powder blower).
INSUFFLATIONS
powder blower
INSUFFLATOR
are dosage forms in which unit doses of
powder, semisolid, or liquid drugs are ENCLOSED in a HARD/SOFT, WATER-SOLUBLE container or SHELL OF GELATIN.
CAPSULES
These are solid dosage forms containing 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.
SUGAR COATED TABLET
tablets coated with a THIN LAYER OF POLYMER capable of forming a SKIN LIKE FILM.
FILM-COATED TABLET
is designed to PASS UNCHANGED THROUGH THE STOMACH to the
intestines, where it disintegrates, dissolves & absorbs.
ENTERIC-COATED TABELT
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
is designed to RELEASE TEH DRUG’S ACTIVE INGREDIENT GRADUALLY over the day
CONTROLLED-RELEASE TABLET
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.
GELATION-COATED TABLET
involves PLACING THE TABLET between the GUMS and the INNER LINING OF THE CHEEK
BUCCAL TABLETS
INNER LINING OF THE CHEEK
BUCCAL POUCH
involves placing a drug UNDER THE TOUNGE to dissolve and absorb into your blood through the tissue there.
SUBLINGUAL 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 TABLET
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
DISPENSING TABLETS are also known as
COMPOUNDING TABLETS
used in EXTEMPORANEOUS PREPARATIONS of
PATERNAL SOLUTIONS.
No longer available.
HYPODERMIC TABLETS
are DISCOID SHAPED solid containing the medicinal agent in SUITABLE FLAVORED BASE. They are placed in the mouth where they are SLOWLY DISSOLVED.
LOZENGES / TROCHES / PASTILLES
are lozenges type of oral solid dosage form with a
SHORT STICK inserted into it which produces LOCAL EFFECT IN THE MOUTH.
LOLLIPOPS
small, round, solid dosage form containing medicinal agents and intended for ORAL ADMINISTRATION.
PILLS
RELATED TO CAPSULES in as much as they provide an EDIBLE CONTAINER for the oral administration of solid drugs
CACHETS
are small, STERILE CYLINDERS formed by compression from MEDICATED MASSES.
PELLETS
semi solid preparations intended for EXTERNAL APPLICATION to the SKIN / MUCOUS MEMBRANES, usually contain medicinal substance.
OINTMENTS
VISCOUS LIQUID or semi solid emulsions of O/W or W/O type.
CREAMS
includes shaving creams, hand creams, foundation cream
O/W
include cold creams and emollient creams
W/O
are semisolid systems consisting of DISPERSION made up of either SMALL INORGANIC PARTICLES or LARGE ORGANIC MOLECULES enclosing and interpenetrated by a LIQUID
GELS
deliver drugs DIRECTLY THROUGH THE SKIN and INTO THE BLOODSTREAM
TRANSDERMAL PREPARATIONS
are solid dosage form intended for INSERTION into BODY ORIFICES (rectum, vagina, or urethra)
SUPPOSITORIES AND INSERTS
