Question | Answer |
1. a liquid dose form in an alcohol solution administered orally | Elixir |
2. a drug suspended within an oil or liquid fat | Emulsion |
topically applied dose form drug is dissolved in alcohol | Tinctures |
a drug dose form made from processed animal organs | Extract |
solid (powdered) dose form covered in gelatin | Gel caps |
Semisolid dose form that liquifies at body temp | Ointment |
Sucrose or other sugar-based liquid dose form administered orally | Syrup |
semisolid dose form that does not melt at body temp | Pasts |
an oral dosage form formulated to dissolve slowly as it moves through the GI tract. | Sustained-release medication |
drug form formulated to be protected against stomach acid | Enteric-coated tablets |
drug produced by companies other than the original developer | Generic drugs |
small, airtight glass containers containing drug; meant to be broken open to extract the drug; used only one time | Ampules |
type of drug meant to be absorbed over a prolonged period after injection. | repository or depot |
ingredients of the drug formulation that includes preservatives, stabilizers, and liquid media into which the drug is dissolved or suspended. | Inert ingredients |
any use of a drug in a manner other than that approved by the FDS | Off-Label/extra label |
Any effects of the drug other than the intended effect | Side Effects |
Extra-Label drugs can be legally used by Vets in animals intended for use as human food | true |
Need to be able to: | Critically Evaluate
Problem Solve
Adapting to patient Needs |
therapeutic range | blood level at which the drug is effective but not toxic if anything happens in their renal functions, interactions w/ other drugs, toxicity can happen easily |
Dose | amount of drug given to a patient at any one time |
Dosage | general amount over time- dosage regiment |
Overdose | too much at any one time |