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Dosage Forms
| Dosage Form | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Aerosol Spray | A solution containing active ingredient with a propellant that is meant to carry the drug to the ite of action | Benzocaine spray |
| Caplet | A tablet shaped like a capsule, containing a solid inside | Erythromycin caplet |
| Capsule | A dosage form containing powder or liquid in a geltin coating | Nexium capsule |
| Cream | An oil-in-water emulsion for external use | Hydrocortisone |
| Elixir | A flavored, sweetened hydroalcoholic solution | Phenobarbital elixir |
| Emulsion | A dosage form made by the dispersion of one liquid into another that is immiscible | Estradiol emulsion |
| Extract | A potent dosage for containing a powder, ointment-like form, or solid produced by the evaporation of aqueous solvent | Peppermint extract |
| Film | A dissolving oral drug strip made of hydrophilic polymers that is used for buccal or sublingual administration | Belbuca buccal film |
| Gel | A dosage form from ultrafine particles in a liquid | Lidocaine gel |
| Granules | An agglomerate of powder particles that form larger, free flowing particles | Lamisil oral granules |
| Intradermal implant, pellet | A dosage form placed under the skin via minor surgery, allowing the drug to be released slowly | Implanon |
| Lotion | A liquid suspension that is used for topical administration, containing insoluble dispersed solids. | Calamine lotion |
| Lozenge, Pastilles, torches | A dosage form made with flavored sweetened ingredient; generally designed to be dissolved in the mouth for a local effect | Over the counter cough drop |
| Micropump | A system of 5,000 to 10,000 microplastics contained within a tablet or capsule; each microplastic is released in the stomach and is able to deliver a drug over an extended period of time | Coreg CR |
| Ointment | ||
| A water-in-oil semisolid preparation for external use | Lanolin ointment | |
| Power | A solid dosage form that contains finely divided active and/ or inert ingredients packages under pressure | Cholestyramime powder for oral suspension |
| Solution | A homogeneous liquid dosage form contains one or more solutes dissolved in a solvent | Lactose solution |
| Spirit | A alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solution containing volatile aromatic compounds | Peppermint spirit |
| Suppository | A solid formulation intended for rectal or vaginal administration | Promethazine suppository |
| Suspension | A dispersion containing a insoluble solid in a liquid | Amoxicillin suspension |
| Syrup | An aqueous solution containing sugar | Lithium citrate syrup |
| Tablet | A molded or compresses dosage form containing active ingredient along with binders or inactive ingredients | Levothyroxine |
| Tincture | An alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solution | Belladonna tincture |
| Transdermal patch |
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