WEEK 1: Introduction to Physical Pharmacy

Question 1

area of pharmacy that dealt with the quantitative and theoretical principles of physicochemical science as they applied to the practice of pharmacy

Answer 1

Physical Pharmacy

Question 2

biomedical aspects of the practice of pharmacy

Answer 2

Pharmaceutical Science

Question 3

entity that is administered to the patients so that they receive an effective dose of a drug

Answer 3

Dosage Form

Question 4

physical pharmacy (practice area) - 1

Answer 4

Uniformity and precision in dosage for each dosage form

Question 5

physical pharmacy (practice area) - 2

Answer 5

Results of therapeutic effects during the course of the treatment

Question 6

physical pharmacy (practice area) - 3

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Physical stability and appeal of drug

Question 7

physical pharmacy (practice area) - 4

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Labeling of storage conditions and expiration dates

Question 8

is the fundamental unit of the metric system

Answer 8

Meter

Question 9

reference standard of volume

Answer 9

Cubic Meter

Question 10

reference standard of mass

Answer 10

Kilogram

Question 11

a push of pull required to set a body in motion

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Force

Question 12

atm pa

Answer 12

Barometer

Question 13

vp pa

Answer 13

Manometer

Question 14

defined as force per unit area

Answer 14

Pressure

Question 15

frequently defined as the condition of a body that gives it the capacity to do work

Answer 15

Energy

Question 16

unit of temperature

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Degree

Question 17

mass under vacuum

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Absolute Density

Question 18

mass in predetermined air

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Apparent Density

Question 19

unitless, standard substance

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Relative Density

Question 20

unitless, may be defined as the ratio of the mass of a substance to the mass of an equal volume of another substance taken as the standard

Answer 20

Specific Gravity

Question 21

standard for gas

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Hydrogen or air

Question 22

the standard for liquid and solid

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Water

Question 23

concrete number

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Density

Question 24

abstract number

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Specific Density

Question 25

measure specific gravity

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Pycnometer

Question 26

an unequal-arm designed for determining the density of liquids and solids by hydrostatic weighing

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Westphal Balance/Mohr Balance

Question 27

errors that are sometimes unsuspected, may be avoided or determined and corrected once they are uncovered

Answer 27

Determinate (Constant)

Question 28

results of a series of tests will yield a random pattern around an average or central value, known as mean

Answer 28

Indeterminate (Accident or Chance)

Question 29

arise from random fluctuations in the temperature or other external factors and from the variations involved in reading instruments

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Pseudoaccidental or Variable Determinate Error

Question 30

can be corrected by careful analysis and refinement of techniques

Answer 30

Pseudoaccidental or Variable Determinate Error

Question 31

the measure of the agreement among the values in a group of data

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Precision

Question 32

the agreement between the data and the true value

Answer 32

Accuracy

Question 33

the lowest and highest value

Answer 33

Range

Question 34

average deviation for the mean

Answer 34

Standard Deviation

Question 35

more useful in comparing variability

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Coefficient or variation percent