Solid Dosage Forms

Question 1

Buccai Tablets

Answer 1

• Designed to dissolve slowly when placed between the cheek and gums
• Bypasses the digestive tract
• gives prolonged release of medication

Question 2

Sublingual Tablets (SL)

Answer 2

• Designed to dissolve immediately and produce a rapid drug responsive when placed under the tongue, not swallowed
• Skin underneath the tongue is thin and allows medication to be quickly absorbed
• Bypasses the digestive tract

Question 3

Chewable tablets

Answer 3

• Designed to be easily chewed and then swallowed

* Dissolution properties are different than swallowed tablets

Question 4

Tablets

Answer 4

The most common solid dosage forms available
•vary in shape, size, weight and color, dissolution properties, and Method of delivery
•some are scored with a groove that allows it to easily broken to provide additional medication strengths

Question 5

Effervescent tablets

Answer 5

Use a chemical reaction (the release of carbon dioxide gas) to hasten tablet dissolution
•should be dissolved in a glass of water or other liquid before ingestion
Example - Alkaseltzer

Question 6

Enteric-coated Tablets

Answer 6

•Coated to delay the release of medication until the tablet has reached the intestinal
•release of the medication into the stomach may render the medication inactive or may irritate the stomach lining
Example: enteric coated Aspirin

Question 7

Film-coated

Answer 7

Used to mask taste

Example•Tylenol caplets

Question 8

Capsules

Answer 8

•solid dosage forms in which the medication is Enclosed in a shell of either hard or soft gelatin
•hard capsules contain powders, granules, or beads
•patients typically find capsules easier to swallow than tablets
Example- powder :Keflex, Granules/Beads-Fasten

Question 9

Pills

Answer 9

•Pills were made from powdered natural material such as plants and animal organs.
•Powder was combined with a sticky material so that it could be rolled into a round mass called a pill
•out-dated dosage form
More appropriate to use “tablet” or “Capsule” when referring to specific medication

Question 10

Controlled release products

Answer 10

Formulated to produce a constant release of medication over an extended period of time
•Allows for consistent blood level for a longer duration
•reduces the number of doses that just be taken

Question 11

LA

Answer 11

Long Acting

Example- Entex LA

Question 12

SA-

Answer 12

Sustained Action

Question 13

SR-

Answer 13

Sustained release

Question 14

CR-

Answer 14

Controlled Release

Question 15

TR-

Answer 15

Timed Release

Question 16

CD-

Answer 16

Controlled Dissolution

Example- Cardizem CD

Question 17

ER- or XL

Answer 17

Extended Release

Question 18

Pastilles, Lozenges

Answer 18

Dissolve in mouth
•Provide medication to the Ora cavity
•look similar to hard candy

Question 19

Troches

Answer 19

• can be hard or have gummy consistency

* provide medication to the oral cavity

Question 20

Powders

Answer 20

•Solid dosage forms which have been crushed to make a fine powder

Question 21

Suppositories

Answer 21

•Designed to be inserted into a body cavity

• Rectum
• Urethra
• Vagina

Question 22

Elixirs

Answer 22

•Clear sweet combinations of water and alcohol

Question 23

Aerosols

Answer 23

Provide medication to the respiratory tract