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ch 12 repkg & comp.
terms and definitions
| 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, reconstitution, and packaging a drug. |
| cream | a hydrophilic base |
| elixir | a base solution that is a mixture of alcohol |
| emulsification | to make into an emulsion, or bind together |
| FDA | food and drug administration |
| flocculation | the process by which a solute cames 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 taht does not go into or mix in water |
| levigate | to make into a smooth paste or into a fine powder depending |
| mortat 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 |
| repackinging | 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 a 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 liquid |
| tincture | a base solution of alchol |
| triturate | to grind or crush powder such as a tablet into fine particles |
| unit dose | a single dose of a drug |