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Mod A Wk 3
Key Terms Ch 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Blister Pack | Container usually made of plastic that holds a single-dose tablet or capsule |
| Calibration | The markings on a measuring device |
| Compounding | The act of mixing, reconstituting, and packaging a drug |
| Cream | A hydropilic base |
| Elixir | A based solution that is a mixture of alcohol and water |
| Emulsification | To make into an emulsion, or bind together |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| Flocculation | The process by which a solute cines out of a solution in the form of flakes or precipitation; the solute then can be filtered out of the solution |
| Hydrophilic | Water loving; any substance that easily goes into water |
| Hydrophobic | Water hating; any substance that does not go into or mix with water |
| Levigate | To make into a smooth paste or into a fine powder depending on the agent used |
| Mortar & Pestle | A bowl and rounded knob used to grind substances into fine powder |
| Ointment | A hydrophobic product such as pertroleum jelly |
| Punch Method | Filling of capsules by hand with powedered medication |
| Reconstitution | To mix a liquid and a powder to form a suspension or solution |
| Repackagaing | The act of reducing the amount of medication taken from a bulk bottle; unit dosing is a form of repackaging |
| Solute | The ingredient that is dissolved into a solution |
| Solution | A water base in which the ingredient or ingredients dissolve completely |
| Solvent | The greater part of the solution |
| Suspension | A solution in which the powder does not dissolve into the base and which must be shaken before using |
| Syrup | A sugar based liqiud |
| Tincture | A base solution of alcohol |
| Triturate | To grind or crush powder such as a tablet into fine particles |
| Unit Dose | A single does of a drug |