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PHM1810 De More
Pharmacology I Chapter 2: Drug Sources and Dosage Forms, De More
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aromatic water | a mixture of distilled water and an aromatic volatile oil (ie: lavender) |
| buffered tablet | tablet manufactured to prevent stomach irritation |
| caplet | tablet shaped like a capsule |
| capsule | solid dosage form in which the drug is enclosed in a hard or soft shell of soluable material |
| chemical name | a drug's full name; refers to its chemical makeup |
| cream | a semisolid emulsion of either oil-in-water or water-in-oil type, typically used topically. |
| elixir | a clear, sweetened, flavored, htdeoalcoholic liquid medication intended for oral use |
| emulsion | a system containing two liquids that cannot be mixed togteher in which one is dispensed in the form of very small globules throughout the other |
| enteric-coated tablet | a tablet covered in a special coating to protect it from stomach acid, allowing the drug to dissolve in the intestines |
| fluidextract | a pharmacopoeial liquid preparation of vegetable drugs, made by filtration, containing alcohol as a solvent, preservative or both |
| gel | a jelly or the solid or semisolid phase of a colloidal solution |
| gelcap | an oil-based medication that is enclosed in a soft gelatin capsule |
| generic name | a drug not protected by a trademark, but regulated by the FDA; also nonproprietary name |
| granule | a very small pill, usually gelatin or sugar coated, containing a drug to be given in a small dose |
| liniment | a liquid preparation for external use, usually applied by friction to the skin |
| lozenge/troche | small disk-shaped tablet composed of solidifying paste containing an astringent, an antiseptic or an oil based drug used for local treatment of the mouth or throat and held in the mouth until dissolved |
| ointment | a semisolid preparation usually containing medicinal substances, intended for external application |
| pill | small globular mass of soluable material containing a medicinal substance |
| plaster | a solid preparation that can be spread when heated and then becomes adhesive at the temperature of the body |
| powder | a dry mass of minute separate particles of any substance |
| solution | a liquid dosage form in which active ingredients are dissolved in a liquid vehicle |
| spirits | alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solutions of volatile substances |
| suppository | a small, solid body shaped for ready insertion into an orifice other than the mouth (rectal, vaginal, urethral); solid but melts at body temperature |
| suspension | a liquid dosage form containing solid drug particles floating in a liquid medium |
| sustained release (SR) capsule | a capsule with a controlled release of the dosage over a special period of time |
| syrup | liquid prepared in an aqueous solution of a sugar used for medicinal purposes or to add flavor to a substance |
| tablet | solid dosage form containing medicinal substances with or withour suitable diluents |
| tincture | an alocoholic solution prepared from vegetable materials or from chemical substances, used as skin disinfectant |
| trade name | brand name given to a drug by its manufacturer; aka brand names or proprietary names |
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