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Dosage and Routes
Ch. 6 Pharmacy Tech Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Additives | additional formulation aids that may be necessary for a successful preparation of the dosage form |
| Diluents | additives used to increase the bulk weight or volume of a dosage form so that the dose of the active drug is more easily handled by the patient |
| Excipients | inactive substances used as a carrier for the active ingredients of a medication |
| Preservatives | substances that slow, minimize, or prevent the growth of bacteria or other microorganisms in the dosage form |
| Capsules | solid dosage form enclosed within a gelatin shell |
| Tablets | drugs formed in molds/die-punch compressions |
| Lozenges | hard, oval, discoid solid dosage with a drug contained in a flavored sugar base |
| Suppositories | designed for insertion into: Rectum, vaginal cavity, urethral tract |
| Powders | Finely ground mixtures of dry drugs and inactive ingredients. |
| Granules | wet powders that dry and ground into course pieces. |
| Solutions | Homogenous mixtures of one or more dissolved medications in a liquid solvent. |
| Nonaqueous solutions | Include Hydro-alcoholic and alcoholic solutions |