Vehicles for Medications

Question 1

most potent vehicle

Answer 1

ointment/gel

Question 2

medium potency vehicle

Answer 2

cream

Question 3

least potent vehicle

Answer 3

lotion

Question 4

ointments

Answer 4

monophobic base, apply to glabrous areas

Question 5

lipophilic ointments

Answer 5

contain paraffin, vegetable oils, animal fats, wax or synthetic glycerides

Question 6

water-soluble ointments

Answer 6

contain polyethene glycol

Question 7

pastes

Answer 7

semisolid, stiff ointments used for insoluble powders, apply to glabrous areas

Question 8

creams

Answer 8

semisolid emulsion, for dry and exudative skin

Question 9

water in oil (W/O) creams

Answer 9

oily creams

Question 10

oil in water (O/W) creams

Answer 10

vanishing creams

Question 11

topical solutions

Answer 11

more spreadable than creams/ointments, messy application, can cause stinging/irritation, for hair-bearing areas

Question 12

topical suspensions

Answer 12

shake before use, cooling, soothing effect

Question 13

lotion

Answer 13

emulsion in liquid form, for dry and exudative skin

Question 14

gels

Answer 14

transparent, semisolid, cosmetically acceptable, removed by perspiration, for hair-bearing and oily areas

Question 15

foams

Answer 15

pressurised liquids with hydrocarbon propellant, stinging or burning, for hair-bearing, oily or sensitive areas

Question 16

sprays

Answer 16

aerosol, stinging or burning, all areas

Question 17

electrophoration

Answer 17

creating new pores and temporary paths through the skin with electric impulses

Question 18

iontophoresis

Answer 18

applying a low voltage electric field to drive ionised drugs through the skin

Question 19

sonophoresis

Answer 19

use of ultrasounds to aid transdermal delivery