Question | Answer |
What is a drug combined with oil, soap, alcohol or water and applied externally using friction, to produce a feeling of heat or warmth? | Liniment |
What is an aqueous preparation that contains suspended ingredients; used to treat external skim conditions; work to sooth, protect and moisten the skin, destroying harmful bacteria? | Lotion |
What is a liquid preparation that contains one of the more completely dissolved substances? Most drug administered parenterally (by injection) contain these | Solution |
What is a drug combined with an alcohol solution that is volatile (evaporates easily)? | Spirit |
That is a fine stream of medicated vapor, usually used to treat nose and throat conditions? | Spray |
What is a drug that contains solid insoluble drug particles in a liquid; the preparation of which must be shaken before administration? | Suspension |
What is a pressurized form in which solid aerosol or liquid drug particles are suspended in a gas to be dispensed in a cloud or mist? | Suspension Aerosol |
What is a syrup dissolved in a solution of sugar, water, and sometimes a flavoring to disguise an unpleasant taste? | Syrup |
What is a drug dissolved in a solution of alcohol or alcohol and water? | Tincture |
What is a powdered drug that has been pressed into a disc; some are scored (marked with a indentation to be broken into halves or quarters? | Tablet |
What is a powdered drug that has been flavored and pressed into a disc; often used antacids, anti-flatulents and children medications? | Chewable Tablet |
What is a powdered drug that has been pressed into a disc and designed to dissolve under the tongue, which permits rapid absorption into the blood stream? | Sublingual tablet |
What is a tablet coated with a substance that prevents it from dissolving until it reaches the intestines,; the coating protects the drug from being destroyed by gastric juices and prevents it from irritating the stomach lining;cannot crush or chew these. | Enteric-coated tablet |
What is a drug continued in a gelatin shell that is water-soluble and functions to prevent the patient from tasting the drug? | Capsule |
What is a capsule that contains granules that dissolve at different tastes to provide a gradual and continuous release of the medication, which reduces the number of doses that must be administered? | Sustained release capsules |
What is a drug contained in a oblong tablet with a smooth coating to make swallowing easier? | Caplet |
What is a drug contained in a candy-like base, circular and designed to dissolve on the tongue? | Lozenge |
What is a drug combine in a base that is generally non-greasy, resulting in a semi-solid preparation and applied externally to the skin? | Cream |
What is a drug mixed with a firm base, such as cocoa butter, that is designed to melt at body temperature;shaped into a cylinder or cone for easy insertion into a body cavity? | Suppository |
What is a drug with an oil base, resulting in a semi-solid preparation;applied externally to the skin;usually not greasy? | Ointment |
What is a patch with an adhensive backing which contains a drug, that is applied to the skin which allows the drug to enter the circulation after being absorbed through the skin? | Transdermal patch |
What is a drug that is dissolved in a solution or alcohol and water;sweetened and flavored; taken orally. | Elixir |
What is a mixture of fats or oils in water? | Emulsion |