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East Dosage Forms
Learn about Dosage Forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tablets | The most common dosage form available |
| Buccal | Tablets designed to slowly dissolve when placed between cheek and gums. |
| Sublingual | Designed to dissolve immediately and produce rapid drug response when placed under the tongue, not swallowed |
| Chewable | Designed to be easily chewed and then swallowed |
| Effervescent | Uses a chemical reaction to hasten tablet dissolution |
| Enteric-coted | Coated to delay the release of medication until the tablet has reached the intestinal tract |
| Film-Coated | Used to mask taste of tablets |
| Capsules | Solid dosage forms in which the medication is enclosed in a shell of either hard or soft gelatin |
| Pills | Made from powdered natural materials such as plants and animals (Out dated dosage form) |
| Controlled-Release Products | Formulated to produce a constant release of medication over an extended period of time |
| LA | long acting |
| SA | sustained action |
| SR | sustained release |
| CR | controlled release |
| TR | timed release |
| CD | controlled dissolution |
| ER | extended release |
| XL | extended release |
| XR | extended release |
| Pastilles (Lozenges) | Dissolve in mouth |
| Troches | can be hard or have gummy consistency |
| Powders | Solid dosage forms which have been crushed to make a fine powder |
| Suppositories | Designed to be inserted into a body cavity |
| Thorazine | systemic effect, is stable at room temperature |
| Vaginal | Tablets inserted into the vagina where they dissolve to provide topical and systemic effect |
| Ointments | Intended for applying medications to the skin or mucus membrane |
| Creams | Moisturize the skin without being greasy |
| Lotions | Similar to creams, typically thinner in consistency to aid in covering a greater body area and areas heavily covered with hair |
| Gels & Jellies | Semi-solid system which contains very small particles of liquid medication. |
| Pastes | Ointments to which a large quantity of insoluble solids have been added to make an ointment stiff |
| Liniments | Contain various substances that give a heat-producing effect used for relief of pain of muscle aches |
| Liquids | Provide a route for medication to those patients who cannot swallow solid dosage forms |
| Solutions | Prepared be the complete dissolutions of medication(s) in a suitable liquid (syrups and tinctures) |
| Suspensions | Liquids in which the medications does not completely dissolve but rather is suspended in a liquid formulation |
| Reconstituted Liquids | Require the addition of distilled water within the dispensing pharmacy |
| Emulsions | Preparations containing oil and water |
| Elixirs | Clear sweet combinations of water and alcohol |
| Tinctures | Contains plant extracts as the active ingredient in water and/or alcohol (also applies to Fluid Extracts) |
| Spirits and Essences | Contain substances that evaporate quickly in ambient conditions |
| Shampoo | An easy method to apply medication to teh scalp |
| Colloids | Liquid preparations which dry to form a flexible film that can be removed from the skin |
| Mouthwash | Provide medication to the oral cavity |
| Parenteral | Medications which are sterile products administered by injection or infusion in order to bypass the gastointestinal tract |
| Inhalation | Solutions placed in a nebulizer to provide topical applications of medication to the respiratory tract |
| Tape | Quick and easy way to aple topical medications |
| Transdermal Patches | Hold medication in a reservoir designed to provide a continual supply of medication over a period of time |
| Aerosols | Provide medication to the respiratory tract |
| Implants | Surgically placed subcutaneoudly to release medication over a long period of time |
| Chewing Gum | Can be used to deliver medication to the oral cavity or systemically if the medication is absorved through the oral mucosa |
| Administration Devices | Some dosage forms require the use of a specific device to aid in proper use.Proper use of these devices can be a challenge for patient to learn; therefore, it is important for the pharmacist to be sure that the patient knows how to use them correctly |
| Metered Dose Inhalers (MDI) | Deliver medication to the respiratory tract |
| Nebulizers | Deliver medication to the respiratory tract through a mouthpiece or mask |
| Spacers | Placed on inhaled medication conisters to improve a patient's admnistration technique |
| Nasal Sprays | Deliver topical medication to the nasal passages |
| Eye/Ear Droppers | Allows patient to administer accurate ddoses of medication to the eye or ear easily |
| Plunger Applicators | Used most commonly to apply medication to the vaginal canal |
| Roll-on Applicators | Provide a convenient way to apple gels, lotions, and other topical dosage forms |
| Syringes | Available in various sizes and can administer a large variety of liquid medications. |
| Infusion Pumps | Deliver parenteral medication at a specific rate |
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