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ch 12 repkg & comp.
terms and definitions
Question | Answer |
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Blister pack | container usually made of plastic that holds a single-dose tablet or capsule. |
calibration | the markings on a measuring device. |
compounding | the act of mixing, reconstitution, and packaging a drug. |
cream | a hydrophilic base |
elixir | a base solution that is a mixture of alcohol |
emulsification | to make into an emulsion, or bind together |
FDA | food and drug administration |
flocculation | the process by which a solute cames out of a solution in the form of flakes or precipitation: the solute then can be filtered out of the solution. |
hydrophilic | water loving: any substance that easily goes into water. |
hydrophobic | water hating: any substance taht does not go into or mix in water |
levigate | to make into a smooth paste or into a fine powder depending |
mortat and pestle | a bowl and rounded knob used to grind substances into fine powder. |
ointment | a hydrophobic product such as petroleum jelly |
punch method | filling of capsules by hand with powdered medication |
reconstitution | to mix a liquid and a powder to form a suspension or solution |
repackinging | the act of reducing the amount of medication taken from a bulk bottle: unit dosing is a form of repackaging |
solute | the ingredient that is dissolved into a solution |
solution | a water base in which the ingredient or ingredients dissolve completely |
solvent | the greater part of a solution |
suspension | a solution in which the powder does not dissolve into the base and which must be shaken before using |
syrup | a sugar-based liquid |
tincture | a base solution of alchol |
triturate | to grind or crush powder such as a tablet into fine particles |
unit dose | a single dose of a drug |