introduction

Question 1

drug

Answer 1

a chemical substance that interacts with a part of the body to alter physiological or biochemical processes
principal active ingredient in a medicine

Question 2

dosage form

Answer 2

the form that the drug is taken by the patient

Question 3

excipient

Answer 3

non-drug component that are added to a dosage form to ensure that the formulation routinely meets quality control of an ideal dosage form

Question 4

four elements that form pharmaceutical science

Answer 4

pharmacology and toxicology
pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry
pharmacognosy
pharmaceutics

Question 5

regulatory agencies

Answer 5

HPRA - health products regulatory authority = gives out grants
european medicine agency = publishes guidelines

Question 6

pharmaceutics role

Answer 6

conversion of a drug into a medicine suitable for the administration to or by a patient