Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms And Drug Delivery System Flashcards
What is the term for the overall process of developing a new chemical entity into an approved therapy that is safe and effective in treating or preventing disease?
Pharmaceutics
Is an agent intended for use in the diagnosis, mitigation,
treatment, cure or prevention of disease in humans or in
other animals
Drugs
Is the physical form of a dose of a chemical compound used as a
drug or medication intended for administration or consumption
Pharmaceutical Dosage Form
Method or process of administering a pharmaceutical
compound to achieve a therapeutic effect in humans or in
animals
Drug Delivery System
Method or process of administering a pharmaceutical
compound to achieve a therapeutic effect in humans or in
animals
Drug Delivery System
What is the term for the pathway or route through which a drug is introduced into the body to achieve its therapeutic effect?
Drug Delivert Route/Route of Administration
What is the term for the pathway or route through which a drug is introduced into the body to achieve its therapeutic effect?
Drug Delivery Route/Route of Administration
SELECTION OF THE ROUTE DEPENDS ON 3
FACTORS
•EFFECT DESIRED
•TYPE OF DISEASE
•TYPE OF PRODUCT
SELECTION OF THE ROUTE DEPENDS ON 3
FACTORS
•EFFECT DESIRED
•TYPE OF DISEASE
•TYPE OF PRODUCT
What is the term used to describe the category of drugs specifically designed to induce vomiting?
Emetic drugs
What is the term used to describe the category of drugs specifically designed to induce vomiting?
Emetic drugs
Provide a specific example of a drug classified as an emetic that is used in emergency situations to induce vomiting and help expel poisons from the patient’s system?
Ipecac Syrup
Provide a specific example of medication currently available on the market that is formulated as soft gel capsules
Advil
Provide a specific example of medication currently available on the market that is formulated as soft gel capsules
Advil
What dosage form is Meclizine (Bonamine) 25mg available in? (Be specific)
Chewable tablet
What dosage form is Meclizine (Bonamine) 25mg available in? (Be specific)
Chewable tablet
Which anti-motion sickness medication is available in the form of a transdermal patch?
Scopolamine patch
What is the term for a medicated adhesive patch that is applied to the skin to deliver a controlled dose of medication directly into the bloodstream through the skin?
Transdermal Drug Delivert System
What is the term used to describe the rate at which a drug is taken up and enters the bloodstream after it is administered?
Rate of absorption
What is the term used to describe the rate at which a drug is taken up and enters the bloodstream after it is administered?
Rate of absorption
What is the term used to describe the length of time that a drug remains effective and produces its therapeutic effects in the body?
Duration of action
What is the term used to describe the length of time that a drug remains effective and produces its therapeutic effects in the body?
Duration of action
Example of anti-emetic drugs
Domperidone
Example of anti-emetic drugs
Domperidone
Example of diuretic drugs
Furosemide
Example of diuretic drugs
Furosemide
Respiratory tract fluid
Expectorants
Respiratory tract fluid
Expectorants
Evacuate the bowel
Cathartics/Laxative
Evacuate the bowel
Cathartics/Laxative
