Routes And Formulations

Question 1

Intraocular

Answer 1

Eye

Question 2

Intranasal

Answer 2

Nose

Question 3

Buccal

Answer 3

Inside the cheek

Question 4

Sublingual

Answer 4

Under the tongue

Question 5

Dermal

Answer 5

Through or on the skin

Question 6

Inhalation

Answer 6

Lungs

Question 7

Oral

Answer 7

Stomach and intestine

Question 8

Intravenous

Answer 8

Venous circulatory system

Question 9

Intradermal

Answer 9

Dermal layer of the skin

Question 10

Vaginal

Answer 10

Vagina

Question 11

Rectal

Answer 11

Rectum

Question 12

Subcutaneous

Answer 12

Subcutaneous layer of the skin

Question 13

Intramuscular

Answer 13

Muscle

Question 14

Local effect

Answer 14

When drug activity is at the site of administration

Question 15

Systemic effect

Answer 15

When a drug is introduced into the venous (circulatory)system and carried to the site of activity

Question 16

Disintegration

Answer 16

The breaking apart of a tablet into smaller pieces

Question 17

Dissolution

Answer 17

When the smaller pieces of a disintegrated tablet dissolve in a solution

Question 18

pH

Answer 18

Scale that measures the acidity or alkalinity of a substance. 7 is neutral. Lower equals more acidic, higher equals less

Question 19

Emulsifier

Answer 19

A stabilizing agent in emulsions

Question 20

Emulsions

Answer 20

Mixture of 2 liquids that do not mix with each other. One liquid is dispersed through the other by mixing and using a stabilizer called an emulsifier

Question 21

Aqueous

Answer 21

Water based

Question 22

Solution

Answer 22

A clear liquid made up od one or more substances dissolved in a solvent

Question 23

Buffer system

Answer 23

Ingredients in a formulation designed to control the pH

Question 24

Necrosis

Answer 24

Increase in cell death

Question 25

Diluent

Answer 25

A solvent that dissolves a freeze dried powder or dilutes a solution

Question 26

Injectability

Answer 26

The ease of flow when a suspension is injected into a patient

Question 27

Syringeability

Answer 27

The ease with which a suspension can be drawn from a container into a syringe

Question 28

Colloids

Answer 28

Particles up to a hundred times smaller then those in suspensions that are, however, likewise suspended in a solution

Question 29

Depot

Answer 29

The area in the muscle where the formulation is injected during intramuscular injection

Question 30

Biocompatible

Answer 30

Not irritating; does not promote infection or abscess

Question 31

Viscosity

Answer 31

The thickness of a liquid; a measure of a liquid’s resistance to flow

Question 32

Wheal

Answer 32

A raised, blister-like areaon the skin caused by intradermal injection

Question 33

Ophthalmic

Answer 33

Related to the eye

Question 34

Conjunctiva

Answer 34

The eyelid lining

Question 35

Lacrimal canalicula

Answer 35

The tear ducts

Question 36

Lacrimal gland

Answer 36

Gland that produces tears

Question 37

Nasal cavity

Answer 37

The cavity behind the nose and above the roof of the mouth that filters air and moves mucus and inhaled contaminants outward and away from the lungs

Question 38

Nasal inhaler

Answer 38

A device that contains a drug that is vaporized by inhalation

Question 39

Nasal mucosa

Answer 39

The cellular lining of the nose

Question 40

Percutaneous absorption

Answer 40

The absorption of drugs through the skin often for a systemic effect

Question 41

Stratum corneum

Answer 41

The outermost cell layer of the epidermis

Question 42

Contraceptive

Answer 42

Device or formulation designed to prevent pregnancy

Question 43

Intrauterine device (IUD)

Answer 43

A device placed in the uterus for a long period to prevent pregnancy