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Medications ch 2 Flashcards

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Excipients

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Inactive ingredients in a medication

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Dosage Form

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How a medication is formulated into a drug product

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Purpose of Excipients

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Preservation
Improving solubility
Flavoring
Bulking
Molding

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Types of Dosage forms

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Solids (Tablets, Capsules)
Liquids (Solutions)

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Enteric coating

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may be used to keep the drug from dissolving too soon in the GI tract

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Effervescent Tablet

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Dissolved in liquid prior to administering

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Extended-release tablets

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Results in more prolonged absorption of the medication and more stable conc in the blood over time
-Shouldn’t be broken, crushed or chewed

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Solids

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Lozenges
Inhalants
Suppositories
Aerosols
Powders
Granules
Patches
Implants

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Lozenges

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medication formulated in a hard sugar to be dissolved in the mouth

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Suppositories

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Molded dosage form softer than tablets, intended for rectal, vaginal or urethral administration

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Aerosols

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Drugs formulated into a gas mixture for use in a nebulizer or certain inhalers

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Inhalants

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Formulations of drugs intended for respiratory administration through an inhaler

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Powders

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Fine particles intended for either admixture into a liquid dosage form, topically, or use as an inhalant

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Patches

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Drugs formulated within a patch to be administered topically or transdermally

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Granules

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Compacted particles of drug product, usually enclosed as a capsule to be opened for oral administration

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implants

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Can be a pump system or hardware that is implanted for long term release of drug

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Semi-solid dosage forms

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Creams
Ointments
Pastes

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Creams

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Most absorbable semi-solid dosage form for topical adminsteration

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Ointments

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Typically thicker than a cream and may leave a barrier residue on the skin

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Pastes

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Thicker and leaves more residue than ointments

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Liquids

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Solutions
Suspensions
Emulsions
Syrups
Elixirs
Jellies
Spirits
Extracts

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Solutions

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Drug is dissolved evenly throughout a fluid

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Suspensions

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-Undissolved drug mixed in a fluid
-Must be shaken to ensure that the drug is evenly distributed

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Emulsions

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Similar to suspension, specifically a mixture of lipid or oil medium into a liquid vehicle

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Syrups

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Contain Sugar

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Jellies

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High Water Content

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Elixirs

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Mixture of water and alcohol

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Spirits

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Concentrated alcohol solution

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Extracts

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Concentrated drug solution resulting from extraction of a drug using a solvent

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Routes of drug Administeration

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Enteral (administration as a site that results in passage through the GI tract)
Parenteral (administration at a site that bypasses the GI tract

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Oral

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Infers that the medication is taken by mouth and swallowed

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Sublingual

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Dissolved under tongue

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Buccal

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Medication is dissolved against the inside of the cheek

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Feeding Tube

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Drug administered through a nasogastric tube

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Intravenous

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Injected directly into a vein

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Intramuscular

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Injected directly into a muscle

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Subcutaneous

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Injected under the skin

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Topical

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application onto the skin

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Transdermal

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Drug is applied to the skin, however the intention is for the drug to be absorbed and circulated

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Otic

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Application into the ear canal

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Ophthalmic

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Application onto the eye

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Nasal

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Delivery into the nasal canal

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Inhalation

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Delivery into the lungs

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Subdermal

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Drugs can be implanted subdermally

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Nebulizer

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Equipment that can aerosolize a drug solution or suspension so that it can be inhaled by a patient

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