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Midterm Flashcards

1
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What country leads in setting standards for natural remedies?

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Germany

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2
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Who is considered to be the “father of medicine?”

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Hippocrates

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3
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A pandemic is a disease that affects who?

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Population

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4
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Poppy plant provides juice for what?

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Opium

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5
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Who was the first physician in the US to provide general anesthesia for surgery?

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Dr, Crawford Long

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What refers to all the functions and paperwork associated with a patients stay in the hosptial?

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‘processing’ of patients

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7
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This is typically carried out in areas such as the medical lab, radiology, nuclear medicine, and EKG departments?

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Diagnostic testing

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8
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Preparing packaging and distributing medications prescribed by the physician is the principal responsibility of who?

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Pharmacy technician

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9
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pharm D is a pharmacist who what?

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Completed advance training

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10
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What are the duties of a hospital pharmacy technician?

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Prepare, package, and distribute medications

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11
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True/False: Medicaid made home health care services available to the elderly and certain disabled younger americans? why or why not?

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False; medicare did

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12
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What is the predominant for of home health services?

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Nursing

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13
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What % of home pharmacy services consist of home infusion therapy?

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90%

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14
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What gives Pharmacy staff the basic guidelines for the compounding environment based on type compounding that is to be done?

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US Pharmacopeia (USP Chapter <797>)

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15
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True/False: Home health care may be defined as the provision of health care services to patients in their place of resident. Why/why not?

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True

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16
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What are the 4 parts of Medicare & what do they do?

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Part A- Hospital stays, some nursing home time
Part B- Physician visits, specialized test & supplies
Part C- Manage care, hospice benefit
Part D- Drug coverage

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17
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What is called when individual pills are packaged in blister packs on a 30 day calendar?

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Unit- Dose system

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18
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TRUE/FALSE: A pharmacy technician may counsel patients, prescribe medications, collect information from patients, and take new prescriptions from physicians. Why/why not?

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False; Pharmacist

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19
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Ehat kind o f pharmacies can be regional or national or have stores spread out all over the country?

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Chain pharmacies

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20
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What kind of pharmacies consists of one to four stores owned and operated by an individual pharmacist or group of individuals?

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Independent pharmacies

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21
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What settings other than drug stores can a chain pharmacy be located?

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Supermarkets; Walmart, Target

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22
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What are some examples of durable medical equipment?

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Knee braces, neck collars, wheelchairs, walkers, canes, commodes

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23
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Waht distribution channel has the next highest volume of prescription drug sales besides chain drug stroes?

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Mail order pharmacies

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24
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True/False: Mail service pharmacies call patients who have not ordered refills or who have refills coming due to improve patient compliance. Why/why not?

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True

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25
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True/False: 10-15% of mail service pharmacy prescriptions are for controlled substances. Why/why not?

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False; 3-5%

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26
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Disintegration is a single gamma ray or particle being emitted by what?

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unstable atom

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27
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Pharmaceuticals and radionucleotide make up what?

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Radiopharmaceuticals

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28
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In order for a pharmacy to be a nuclear pharmacy, what must the facility posses?

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RAM license

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29
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What does QUASI mean?

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Similar to law

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30
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What amendment requires “Caution: Federal Law prohibits dispensing without a prescription.” on the maufacturer’s label?

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Durham-Humphrey Amendment 1951

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31
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What types of drugs currently have no approved medical us in the US?

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Schedule 1

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32
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True/False; A ferderal DEA-444 is necessary for the ordering of controlled substances in Schedule 1 and 2. WHY/WHY NOT?

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False; 222

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33
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Controlled Substances Act of 1970:

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Federal law regulating manufacturing distributors and sale of drugs that have the potential for abuse

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34
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Federal Hazardous Substances Act

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Cautionary labels to alert consumers of potential danger

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35
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Poison Prevention Packaging Act

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Special packaging to make difficult for children to open containers

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36
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Occupational and Safety Act of 1970

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OSHA; ensures every working man and woman in the nation to safe and healthy working conditions

37
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Omnibus Budget Reconcilation Act

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Lowest prices to patients on medicaid

38
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountablitiy Act

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HIPPA; adoption of security and privacy standards in order to protect personal health care information

39
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Who develops and produces pharmaceutical products?

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Drug maufacturer

40
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Who delivers medication, medical devices and appliances, health and beauty aids, and other products to pharmacies?

A

Drug wholesalers

41
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Who delivers products to the patient?

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Retailers

42
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Who ensures the smooth, safe and efficient distribution of products to retailors, mass merchandise, hospitals, managed care organizations, and mail order pharmacies?

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Wholesaler

43
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True/False: A pharmacy technician is responsible to greet the customer, locate OTC items for costumers, counsel the patient, and take refills. why/why not?

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False

44
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What is the definition of Ethics?

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Preception/Principles used to assist in making the correct choice when faced with alternative possibilites in a moral situation

45
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“do no harm” under what principle?

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Non-mal ficense

46
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Acting in a positive way in our dealings with others is required with what?

A

Beneficense

47
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What supports the concept that people have the right to live their lives as they see fit?

A

Autonomy

48
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What recognizes the benefit that all people should recieve respect and that the benefits conferred on one individual should be available to all?

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Justice

49
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PTEC; Pharmacy Technicians Educators Counsel

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Prepare high quality, well trained tech personnel through education and pracitcal training programs

50
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AAPT; American Association of Pharmacy Technicians

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Leadership, education to pharmacy techs, recognizes pharmacy techs as part of the healthcare team

51
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NPTA; National Pharmacy Technicians Association

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Advance tech role by providing educators, advocacy, technology support, leadership training.

52
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PTCB; Pharmacy Technician Certification Board

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1995, provide voluntary mechanism for national certification program for pharmacy techs

53
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NCPA; National Community Pharmacists Association

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represents interests of independent pharmacy owners

54
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ASCP; American Society of Consultant Pharmacy

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Drug therapy managed services in long term care

55
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AMCP; Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy

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Serve patients in the managed health care system environment

56
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ACCP; American College of Clinical Pharmacy

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Primarily, Pharm D clinical practitioners and faculty members,; transmit the application of new knowledge in the science of pharmacology

57
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ACA; American College of Apothecaries

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selective- communtiy based practitioners; membership granted only if the the pharmacy and practitioner comply with specified pharmacy specialty standards

58
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True/False: A pharmacist can add the address and date of birth to a prescription if it is not provided. Why/why not?

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True

59
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Define: Inscription

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Name of drug, drug strength, dosage form

60
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Define: Subscription

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Directions to pharmacist, amount of medication to dispense, number of tablets, capsules or volume of liquid. Number of inhales or administrative devices

61
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Define: Signa

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Direction that is given to the patient; how much to take, how often, and when to take it.

62
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DAW

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Dispense as written

63
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What type of drug prevents blood clotting?

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Anticoagulant

64
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Waht type of drug relieves the symptoms of itching

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Antipuritic

65
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What type of drug increases formation of urine to reduce swelling and blood pressure?

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Diuretic

66
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An agent that induces vomiting is called what?

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Emetic

67
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TRUE/FALSE: Suppressants induce coughing to remove respiratory secretions. why/why not?

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False

68
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What does hypertension mean?

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High blood pressure- constant elevation in the systolic or diastolic blood pressure

69
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What is the abbreviation ASA stand for?

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Aspirin

70
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TRUE/FALSE: Emulsions are considered to be dispersed of oil and water. why/why not?

A

True; they are heterogenous

71
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In order for a drug to be absorbed, it has to be in what form at the site of absorbtion?

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Solution

72
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Waht do you call a drug that is made up of only inactive ingredients?

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Placebo

73
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What dosage form is administered by injection?

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Perenteral

74
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Ophthalmic drugs are drugs that pertain to what body part/organ?

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Eye

75
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Define: Solution

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Contains solute (substance dissolved) in solvent. Liquid, solid, gas, hydrophilic.

76
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Define: Suspension

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Insoluble; solid suspended or dispersed in a liquid

77
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Define: Lotion

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suspension dosage form intended for external application to the skin or mucous membranes

78
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Define: Emulsion

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Heterogenous and unstable; once broken cannot be reformed

79
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Define: Gels and Jellies

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2 phase of solid and liquid

80
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Define: Capsules

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Solid dosage forms; drug in enclosed in a ‘shell like’ of a form of gelatin

81
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Define: Tablets

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Solid dosage form; prepared either by compressing or molding

82
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Define: Chewable tablets

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Make product more acceptable to eat

83
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Define: Sugar-coated tablets

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Cover the taste or odor of the medicinal product

84
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Define: Sublingual tablets

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Given under the tongue

85
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Define: Multiple compressed tablets

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Layered/press coated tablets; two layered tablets; tablet within a tablet

86
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Define: Sustained release tablet

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Release their active ingredient for a prolonged time

87
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Define: Film-coated tablet

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Compressed tablets covered with a thin film of a water soluble polymeric material

88
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Define: Standard compressed tablets

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Compressed on tablet machine; conventional

89
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Define: Eneric-coated tablets

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Prevent release drug in the stomach; disperses in the intestinal tract. Ex. Ecotrin

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