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Fundamentals chap #5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 2 most common types of oral dosage forms? | Tablets and capsules |
| What is another name for caplet | Tablet |
| What is not a property of caplets | They have powder or granular material inside |
| What is the main purpose of a film-coated tablet (FCT) | Preventing gastrointestinal side effects |
| Before transferring an oral suspension to a smaller prescription bottle, the pharmacy technician should always do what with the stock bottle? | Shake it |
| What topical dosage form can be either a water-in-oil emulsion or oil-in-water emulsion | Cream |
| What is a reason a physician might prescribe a delayed-release tablet | It has a reduced dosing schedule |
| Who’s ideal dosage form is liquids | Young children and geriatric patients |
| What is the shelf life under proper storage conditions of most paediatric antibiotic suspensions that are reconstituted or mixed with water? | 7-10 days at room temperature |
| What should patients be instructed to use when measuring liquid meds | A measuring spoon or medicine dropper |
| A metered-dose inhaler is used via what route of administration | Inhalation |
| A drug that is administrated sublingually is absorbed where? | Under the tongue |
| What is the name of the route of administration when a drug is administrated into the eye? | Ocular |
| What statement about the administration of ear and eye meds is true? | Eye drops can be used in the ear |
| What is the correct process for the administration of optic medications? | Pull the earlobe down and back for children under age 3 |
| What is the reason patients often prefer creams over ointments | They vanish once applied |
| Type of gel with a high proportion of water with a drug substance and a thickening agent | Jelly |
| What is not a parenteral route of administration | Intrauterine |
| What handled, propellant-driven device would a patient with asthma commonly use? | Metered-Dose inhaler |
| The intravenous(IV) bolus route | Provides for administration of the drug all at once |
| By what route of administration is the shingles vaccine given | Subcutaneous |
| An enteric-coated tablet is an example of what formulation | Delayed-released |
| The subcutaneous layer for administration is between what layers? | Dermis and muscle |
| What dosage form provides a fast onset of action for a localized condition with minimal systemic side effects | Lotion |
| An elderly patient with arthritis in her hands needs to begin using insulin for her high blood sugar. What product would be best for her | insulin pens for mealtime and long acting |
| what ingredient in a tablet will help break up the solid dosage form once the tablet has been comsumed | starch |
| What term is used to describe the inert ingredient that helps the patient swallow, improves flavor, protects stomach lining or release of the drug | Coating |
| What advantage does a film have over a sugar coating | Protects stomach lining, less expensive, and thinner/lighter |
| An advantage of the transmucosal route of administration is | Quick onset of action |
| A disadvantage of most parenteral routes of administration | Invasiveness of administration |
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