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MOD A - WEEK 3
CH. 12 VOCAB
| TERM | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 premeasured |
| 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 |
| 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 alcohol |
| TRITURATE | to grind or crush powder such as a tablet into fine particles |
| UNIT DOSE | a single dose of a drug |