Dosage Forms (w2)

Question 1

What are the dosage forms for the ORAL routes ?

Answer 1

• Solutions
• Syrups
• Suspensions
• Emulsions
• Gels
• Powders
• Granules
• Capsules
• Tablets

Question 2

What type of dosage forms are there for the RECTAL administration route ?

Answer 2

• Suppositories
• Capsules
• Ointments
• Creams
• Powders
• Solutions
• Foams
• Tampons

Question 3

What dosage forms are available for the VAGINAL administration route ?

Answer 3

• Pessaries
• Creams
• Gels
• Films
• Rings
• Solutions
• Suspensions
• Emulsions
• Foams
• Tampons

Question 4

What different dosage forms are there for TOPICAL administration routes ?

Answer 4

• Ointments
• Creams
• Pastes
• Lotions
• Gels
• Solutions
• Topical sprays
• Foams
• Topical and Transdermal patches

Question 5

What dosage forms are there for PARENTERAL Administration routes ?

Answer 5

• Injections ( solution, suspension, emulsion forms )
• Implants
• Irrigation and dialysis solutions

Question 6

What dosage forms are there for the PULMONARY route ?

Answer 6

• Aerosols ( solution, suspension, emulsion, powder forms )
• Inhalations
• Sprays
• Gases

Question 7

What are the dosage forms for the NASAL administration route ?

Answer 7

• Solutions
• Suspensions
• Powders
• Inhalations

Question 8

What are the dosage form for the OCULAR administration route ?

Answer 8

• Solutions
• Suspensions
• Ointments
• Creams

Question 9

What are the dosage forms for the OTIC routes ?

Answer 9

• Solutions
• Suspensions
• Ointments
• Creams

Question 10

What must the drug substance be before it can be absorbed via absorbing membranes ?

Answer 10

The drug substance must be in solution.

Question 11

Which two general ways are drugs absorbed ?

Answer 11

1) Passive diffusion
2) Carrier-mediated transport mechanisms

Question 12

Once absorbed, where can a drug exert a therapeutic effect ?

Answer 12

Either locally or at a site of action remote from the site of administration.

Question 13

As a drug pathway, what organs make up the Gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) ?

Answer 13

• Mouth
• Stomach
• Small intestine
• Large intestine
• Rectum / anus

Question 14

Which dosage form has a time of onset of action of just seconds ?

Answer 14

• Intravenous injections

Question 15

Which dosage forms have a time of onset of action of minutes ?

Answer 15

• Intramuscular and subcutaneous injections
• Buccal tablets
• Aerosols
• Gases

Question 16

Which dosage forms have a time of onset of action of minutes to hours ?

Answer 16

• short-term depot injections
• solutions
• suspensions
• powders
• granules
• capsules
• tablets
• modified-release tablets

Question 17

What dosage forms take several hours for the onset of action to occur ?

Answer 17

• Gastro-resistant coated formulations

Question 18

What dosage forms have a time of onset of action from days to weeks ?

Answer 18

• Depot injections
• Implants

Question 19

What dosage forms take a varied time of onset of action ?

Answer 19

Topical preparations