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Drug Vehicles

Pharmacology terms from the Prinicples of Athletic Training by William Prentice

TermDefinition
Drug Vehicles A therapeutically inactive substance that transports a drug. Vehicle may be solid or liquid
Aqueous Solution Sterile water containing a drug substance.
Elixir Alcohol, sugar, 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 alone.
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 glass receptacle containing a drug.
Capsule A gelatin receptacle containing a drug.
Ointment (Emollient) A semisolid preparation for external application of such consistency that it may be applied to the skin by inuction.
Paste An 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 grounded drug plus vehicle or effervescent granules.
Suppository A medicated gelatin molded into a cone for placement in a body orifice (e.g. the anal canal),
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