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Drug Vehicles
Drug Vehicles-Logan Strack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Drug Vehicles | Therapatically inactive substances that transports a drug |
| Aqueous solution | Sterile water containing a drug substance |
| Elixir | Alcohol sugar, and flavoring with a drug dissolved in solution, designed for internal consumption |
| liniment | Alcohol or oil containing a dissolved drug, designed for external massage |
| Spirit | A drug dissolved in water and alcohol or in alcohol along |
| Suspension | Undissolved powder in a fluid medium: must be mixed well by shaking before use. |
| Syrup | A Mixture of sugar and water containing a drug |
| Ampule | A closed class receptacle containing a drug |
| Capsule | A gelatin receptacle containing a drug |
| Ointment | A semisolid preparation for external application of such consistency that is may be applied to the skin by inuction |
| Paste | A inert powder combined with water |
| Tablet | A solid pharmaceutical dosage compressed into a small oval, circle, square or other form |
| Plaster | A substance intended for external application, made of such materials and of such consistency as to adhere to the skin and thereby attach a dressing |
| Powder | Finely ground drug plus vehicle or effervescent granules |
| Suppository | A medicated gelatin molded into a cone for placement in a body orifice |