Munson Lectures Flashcards
Routes of Administration
Ophthalmic
Otic
Nasal
Oral
Sublingual
IM
SubQ
IV
Topical
Rectal
Urethral
Vaginal
Percentages of Routes of Administration
Oral - 47%
Parenteral - 18%
Pulmonary - 16%
Transdermal - 11%
Tablets/Capsules
- stable
- accurate dose
- easy to use
- lower cost
- taste mask and controlled release
Disadvantage:
- not suitable for infants
- not suitable for non-oral medications
IV
- fast drug action
- suitable for drugs who can’t tolerate GI movement
- suitable for patients unable to swallow
Disadvantage:
- expensive
- not convenient
- painful at times
Transdermal
local treatment
Intranasal Spray
- local treatment
- systemic drug delivery
How to Choose?
dictated by disease state, convenience, and marketing
Types of Solid Dosage Forms
- tablets
- gelcaps
- loose powders
- lyophilized powder
- controlled release
Types of Tablets
- Compressed (uncoated or sugar coated)
- film coated
- enteric coated
- layered
- chewable
- tablet for solution
- effervescent
- dispensing
Advantages of Tablet to Manufacturer
- simplicity and economic for preparation
- stability
- convenience for packaging
- shipping/ dispensing was easy
- accuracy of dosing
- compactness
- portability
Advantages of Tablets for Patient
- accuracy of dosing
- compactness
- portability
- blandness of taste
- easy administration
Sugar-Coated Tablets
- formed by compression
- used for taste masking or identification
- enhance stability
Process of Sugar Coated Tablet
- sealing coat
- subcoat to interface between sealing and main coat
- apply multicoat of starch, calcium carbonate, etc
Film-Coated Tablets
- avoid use of moisture and water
- place markings on tablets
- polymeric
- add colorant
- unique properties pertaining to release
Multiple Compression Tablet
- inner core and a coating
- inner core was a sugar tablet
Multiple Layer Tablet
- lightly compress one layer
- then add another layer
- used for different types of release
Enteric-Coated Tablet
- resist dissolving in stomach pH but dissolved in higher pH
- used in drugs than can irritate stomach
- CANNOT BE CRUSHED OR CHEWED
Chewable Tablets
- help solubility
- avoid swallowing problems
- no disintegrant
- mannitol filler is common
Effervescent Tablet
- dissolve in glass of water prior to administration
- release carbon dioxide
- facilitates fast action
- must be avoided from moisture so placed in blister packs
Hard Gelatin Capsule
- used in most capsules
- made from collagen
Manufacturing
- snap together or heat sealed