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Drug vehicles
Drug Administrations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Drug vehicles | Transports a drug, A drug is housed in a vehicle that may be either solid or a liquid |
| Aqueous solution | Sterile water containing a drug substance |
| Elixir | Alcohol, Sugar or 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 power 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 reciptle containing a drug |
| Capsulse | A gelatin receptacle containing a drug |
| Ointment | A semisolid preparation for external application of such consistency that it may be applied to the skin by inunction |
| Paste | An inert powder combined with water |
| Plaster | A substance intended for external application made of such materials and or consistency as to adhere to the skin |
| Powder | Finely ground drug plus vehicle or effervescent and granules |
| Suppository | A medicated gelatin molded into a cone for placement in a body orifice EG. anal canal |