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Tropical Preparation Flashcards

1
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What are tropical preparations

A

These are preparations that are made to be applied on the skin and mucous membrane

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2
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Water in oil or oil in water is what type of topical preparations

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Cream

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3
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Lotion is made up of

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Oil in water with more water and hydoalcohol

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4
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Emulsions are

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Oil and water

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5
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Example of emulsions are

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Cream
Lotion

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6
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A semisolid hydrocarbon with no water and preservative is

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Ointment

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7
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Best place for ointment includes

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Palm and soles

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8
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Thixotropy is the ability of

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A topical solution to be less viscous and ealisy movable

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9
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——- is not as foamy as foams but need a pressurized container

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Sprays

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10
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It is like foam and spray but bring its content out as vapor

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Aerosols

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11
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Example of aerosols include

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Inhaler

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12
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Gels are

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Transparent solution containing cellulose ethers or carbromers in water or water alcohol solutions

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13
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A good gel is meant to be

A

Thixotropic

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14
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Alcohol based solution used as cleanser on the skin is

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Astringent

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15
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What are solutions

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Are solids dissolved in either water or alchol

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16
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For wet and oozy treatment what form of tropical preparation is best??

A

Cream and lotion

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17
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For dry treatment what form of tropical preparation is best??

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Ointment

18
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For skin folds,what form of tropical preparation is best??

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Cream and lotion

19
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what form of tropical preparation is best for hairy areas?

A

Foam (best)
Lotion
Gels
Solution

20
Q

What are astringent

A

Astringent are the pharmaceutical substance that can cause tissue to contract or shrink

It can be used to stop bleeding

21
Q

Difference between a demulscent and an emollient

A

Demulscent and emollient are solutions that soothes pain and irritation

But emollient is used for internal surface like mouth

Demulscent is used for external surface like skin

22
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What is an emulsion

A

Emulsion is a mixture of two liquid that are immiscible

23
Q

A suspension is a dispersion only that a suspension has ——— in it

A

Liquid

24
Q

Incorperating smaller particles in another mass mostly bigger is a term called

A

Dispersion

25
Q

Examples of dispersion include

A

Solution
Suspension
Colloids

26
Q

A tincture is

A

A medicine made by dissolving a drug in alcohol

An alcoholic drug solution

27
Q

Pessary is a medicated ——— suppository

A

Vaginal

28
Q

Suppository are made in such a way that they are solid at ——— but melts at ———-

A

Room temperature but melts and body temperature

29
Q

Suppository are medicines that are

A

Shaped to fit a particular orifice of the body
Where when placed e.g ear canal the drug melts and does it work

30
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What are excipients

A

Are substances made along side the main drug so as to make the drug easy for administration

Eg making gum and using sugar and the medicine to make the drug

31
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All drugs = excipient + active drug

A
32
Q

Sweetened hydro alcoholic medicine/liquid used for oral use is called

A

Elixir

33
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Elixir are basically drugs with sweet taste smell for better administration given only in the mouth

A
34
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A linctus is a

A

Sweetened thick syrup medicine only used for cough and sore throat

35
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Difference between elixir and linctus

A

Elixir is contains alchol
Elixir is more liquidy than linctus
Elixir can be used for therapeutic purposes

Linctus is a syrup does not contain alcohol
Linctus is only used for cough and sore throat

36
Q

Lozenge are

A

Solid medicine that are given in the mouth/sublingual intended to melt in the mouth slowly eg strepsils

37
Q

Strepsils for sore throat are what classification of oral form of drug

A

Lozenges

38
Q

Medicine created only for cavities on the body are called

A

Suppository medicines

39
Q

Difference between lotion and cream emulsion is that

A

Lotion is basically oil in water emulsion

And cream is oil in water or water in oil emulsion( can be both)

40
Q

Electuary is a drug that

A

Melts in the mouth

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