Drug Forms Flashcards
1
Q
Drugs shaped spherical to be swallowed
A
Pills
2
Q
powders compressed into disc-like form
A
Tablet
3
Q
drugs mixed with a waxlike base that melts at body temperature
A
Suppositories
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
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 flavouring
A
elixirs
11
Q
sugar, water, and drug solutions
A
Syrup
12
Q
What are the different drug forms?
A
Pills
Tablets
Suppositories
Capsules
Solutions
Tinctures
Suspensions
Emulsions
Spirits
Elixirs
Syrup