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chapter 12 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| blister pack | containers usually made of plastic, that hold a single dose tablet or capsule |
| bulk compounding | a larger quantity of medication that can fill a large order at one time or several smaller orders in the future |
| calibration | the markings on a measuring device |
| compounding | the act of mixing reconstituting and packaging a drug |
| cream | a hydrophilic base |
| elixir | a base solution that is a mixture of alcohol and water |
| fda | food drug administration |
| hydrophilic | water loving any substance that easily dissolves in water |
| hydrophobic | water hating any substance that does not dissolve in water |
| motar and pestle | a bowl and rounded knob used to grind substances into fine powder |
| ointment | a hydrophobic product |
| reconstitution | to mix a liquid and a powder to form a suspension or solution |
| repackaging | the act of reducing the amount of medication taken from a bulk bottle; |
| solute | the ingredient that is dissolved into a solution |
| solution | a water base in which the indredients dissolve completely |
| solvent | the greater part of a solution |
| tincture | a base solution of alcohol |
| unit dose | a singe dose of drug |
| monthly supply | typically a 30 day supply |
| punch method | Filling of capsules by hand with powdered medication premeasured |
| levigate | to make into a smooth paste of into a fine powder depending on the agent used |
| triturate | to grind or crunch powder such as a tablet into fine particles |
| Flocculation | The process by which a solute comes out of a solution in the form of flakes or precipitation; the solute then can be filtered out of the solution |
| Emulsification | to make into an emulsion or bind together |
| syrup | a sugar based liquid |