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Pharmacy Tech book Chapter 12 Definition words

TermsDefinitions
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 hydrophilic base.
Elixir A base 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 comes 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 in water.
Levigate To make into a smooth paste or into a fine powder depending on the agent used.
Mortar and pestle A bowl and rounded knob used to grind substances into fine powder.
Ointment A hydrophobic product such as petroleum jelly.
Punch method Filling of capsules by hand with powdered medication.
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; 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.
Suspension A solution in which the powder does not dissolve into the base and which must be shaken before using.
Solvent The greater part of a solution.
Syrup A sugar-based liquid.
Tincture A base solution of alcohol.
Triturate To grind or crush powder such as a tablet into fine particles.
Unit dose A single dose of a drug.
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