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Chapter 5
By: Andrea M, Maria B, Yesenia M, Jorge j
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tablet | Solid Dosage Forms, of varying weight, size, and shape, which may be molded or compressed, and which contain a medicinal substance in pure or diluted form. |
| Enteric-Coated Tablet | Tablets coated with material that delays release of the medication until after they leave the Stomach |
| Pill | A small, globular mass of soluble material containing a medicinal substance to be swallowed |
| Plaster | A solid preparation that can be spread when heated and that becomes adhesive the temperature of the body |
| Capsule | A solid dosage form in which the drug is enclosed in either a hard or soft shell of soluble material. |
| Caplet | A tablet shaped like capsule . |
| Gelcap | An oil-based medication that is enclosed in a soft gelatin capsule. |
| Powder | A dry mass of minute separate particles of any substance. |
| Granule | A very small pill, usually gelatin- or sugar-coated, containing a drug to be given in small dose. |
| Troche or Lozenge | A small disk shaped tablet composed of solidifying paste containing an astringent |
| Suppository | A small solid body shaped for ready introduction into one of the orifices of the body other than the oral cavity. |
| Ointment | A semisolid preparation that usually contains medicinal substance and is intended for external application |
| Cream | A semisolid emulsion of either the oil in water type ordinary intended for topical use |
| Gel | : a colloid in a more solid form than a sol |
| Lotion | A semisolid. Preparation for external use |
| Paste | A topical semisolid formulation contacting a pharmacologically active ingredient in a fatty base |
| Patches | |
| Syrup | A liquid predation in a concentrated aqueous solution of the sugar used for medicinal purposes |
| Solution | A liquid dosage form in which active ingredients are dissolved in the liquid vehicle. |
| Spirit | An alcoholic or hydroalahoilic solution of volatile substances |
| Elixir | A clear sweetened hydro alcoholic liquid for oral use |
| Tincture | An alcoholic solution prepared form vegetable materials or from chemical substance ps |
| Fluidextract | A pharmacopeil liquid predation of vegetable drug, |
| Liniment | A liquid preparation for external use, usually applied by friction to the skin. |
| Emulsion | A system containing two liquids that cannot be mixed together |
| Mixture & Suspension | In pharmacy, a preparation, consisting of a liquid holding an insoluble medicinal substance in suspension by means of acacia, sugar, or some ot |
| Aromatic Water | A mixture of distiller water with an aromatic volatile water |
| spray | A jet of liquid in fine drops, coarser than a vapor; it is produced by forcing the liquid from the minute opening of an atomizer, mixing it with air. |
| Sublingual | Pertaining to the area under the tongue |
| Buccal | Pertaining to the inside of the cheek |
| Parenteral | Administration by some means other than through the gastrointestinal tract. |
| Ampule | A sealed glass container that usually contains a single dose of medicine. |
| Intradermal Injection | Between the layers of the skin |
| Subcutaneous Injection | The administration of medication by means of a needle and syringe into the layer of fat and blood vessels beneath the skin. |
| Intramuscular Injection | Inside a muscle normally used in the context of an injection given into a muscle |
| Intravenous Injection | Into a vein most commonly used in the context of an injection given directly into a vein |
| Topical | Pertaining to a drug that us applied to the surface of the body. |
| Inhalation | the act or an instance of inhaling; specifically : the action of drawing air into the lungs by means of a complex of essentially reflex actions that involve changes in the diaphragm and in muscles of the abdomen |
| Ophthalmic Administration | Drops and ointments instilled into the eye are generally absorbed slowly and affect only area in contact. |
| Otic Route | Localized infection or inflammation of the ear is treated by dropping a small amount of a strike medicated solution in the ear. |
| Nasal Route | Nasal solution act locally to treat minor congestion or infection |
| Vaginal Route | Vaginal suppositories, tablets, dreams, and fluid solution are used to treat local infections, |
| Rectal Route | Are useful if the patient is nauseated, vomiting, or unconscious. |
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