INTRODUCTION TO PPAR Flashcards
Area of pharmacy that dealt with the quantitative and
theoretical principles of physicochemical science as
they applied to the practice of pharmacy
Physical Pharmacy
Biomedical aspects of the practice of pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Science
Pharmaceutical Science
_________ aspects of the practice of pharmacy
Biomedical
Entity that is administered to the patients so that they
receive an effective dose of a drug
Dosage Form
Any digit used to represent a magnitude or a quantity
in the place in which it stands
Significant figures
Significant figures RULES
○ Non-zero digits are always significant.
○ Zeros between non-zero are always significant.
○ Zeros at the beginning of a number are never
significant, special exception: with decimal point
○ Zeros that fall at the end of a number after a
decimal point are always significant
The measurable quantity, also derived from length
Volume
Volume Reference std is
CUBIC METER (cc or cm3)
Volume was originally defined in terms of_____
Liter
Mass Reference std is
Kg
is often expressed as the weight of a body
Mass
A push or pull required to set a body in motion
Force
The larger the mass of the body and the greater
the required _________, the greater the force
that one must exert
acceleration
Defined as the force per unit area
Pressure
Pressure unit commonly used in science is
dyne/cm
Is frequently defined as the condition of a
body that gives it the capacity to do work
Energy
Energy may be classified as
kinetic energy or
potential energy
Zero degree on the centigrade scale equals
______ on the Kelvin Scale
273.15°
This is a derived quantity since it combines the units of
mass and volume
Density