DRug Forms Flashcards
1
Q
Drugs shaped spherical to be swallowed
A
Pills
2
Q
Powders compressed into disc-like
A
Tablet
3
Q
Drugs mixed with a waxlike base that melts at body temperature
A
Suppositories form
4
Q
Gelatin containers filled with powders or tiny pills
A
Capsules
5
Q
Water or oil based
A
Solutions
6
Q
Prepared using alcohol extraction process
A
Tinctures
7
Q
Preparations in which the solid does not dissolve in the solvent
A
Suspensions
8
Q
Suspensions with an oily substance in the solvent
A
Emulsions
9
Q
Solution of a volatile drug in alcohol
A
Spirits
10
Q
Alcohol and water solvent often with flavoring
A
Elixirs
11
Q
Sugar, water, and drug solutions
A
Syrups