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week 3 03-25-09
Week 3 definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Blister Pack | container usually made of plastic that holds a single dose tablet or capsule |
| ointment | A hydrophobic product such as petroleum jelly |
| calibration | the markings on a measuring device |
| punch method | filling of capsules by hand w/ powdered medication pre measured |
| compounding | the act of mixing reconstituting and packing a drug |
| reconstitution | to mix a liquid and a powder to form a suspension or solution |
| cream | a hydrophilic base |
| repackaging | the act of reducing the amount of medication taken from a bulk bottle:unit dosing is a form of repackaging |
| elixir | a base solution that is a mixture of alcohol and water |
| solute | the ingredient that is dissolved into a solution |
| emulsification | to make into an emulsion,or bind together |
| solution | a water base in which the ingredient or ingredients dissolve completely |
| FDA | food and drug administration |
| solvent | the greater part of a solution |
| flocculation | the process by which a solute come out of a solution in the form of flakes or percipitation, the solute then can be filtered out of the solution |
| suspension | a solution in which the powder does not dissolve into the base and which must be shaken before using |
| hydrophilic | water loving: any substances that goes easily into water |
| syrup | a sugar based liquid |
| hydrophobic | water hating: any substance that does not go into or mix into water |
| tincture | a base solution of alcohol |
| levigate | to make into a smooth paste or into a fine powder depending on the agent used |
| triturate | to grind or crush powder such as a tablet into fine particules |
| mortar and pestle | a bowl and rounded knob used to grind substances into fine powder |
| unit dose | a single dose of a drug |