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LPN: SSN- Pharmacology
| Drug Forms/Action | Definitions |
|---|---|
| Aersol | A solution dispensed as a mist, any suspension of particles in air or gas |
| Ampule | A small, glass-sealed flask, often containing medication |
| Caplet | A tablet in the shape of a capsule, making it easier to swallow |
| Capsule | A small gelatinous case for holding a dose of medicine |
| Cream | A emulsified medicinal or cosmetic preparation, a semi-solid emulsion of either the oil-in-water or the water-in oil type ordinarily intended for topical use |
| Elixir | A sweetened, aromatic hydro alcoholic liquid used in the compounding of oral medicines |
| Emulsion | A mixture of two liquids not mutually soluble |
| Enteric Coated (EC) | Tablets/capsules that are covered with a substance that prevent their digestion in the stomach , it only dissolves in the small intestine |
| Extract | A solid or semisolid preparation, the active principle of a drug obtained by distillation or chemical process |
| Foam | A mixture of finely divided gas bubbles interspersed in a liquid |
| Gel | A semisolid condition of a precipitated or coagulated colloid, jelly, it contains a large amount of water |
| Measured Dose Inhaler (MDI) | A device used for self-administration of aerosolized drugs. A device for administering medicines by inhalation |
| Liniment | A liquid vehicle containing a medication to be rubbed on or applied to the skin, may be by friction method or on a bandage |
| Lozenge | A small, dry, medicinal solid to be held in the mouth until it dissolves |
| Ointment | A viscous, semisolid vehicle used to apply medicines to the skin. The base or vehicle typically include petrolatum, fat, oils, resins or water based or water-soluble compound |
| Paste | A soft, smooth, thick mixture (semisolid gelatinous)substance usually intended for external application |
| Powder | As aggregation of fine particles of one or more substances that may be passed through fine meshes |
| Pill | Medicine in the form of a tiny solid mass or pellet to be swallowed or chewed , may be coated |
| Solution | A liquid containing a dissolved substance |
| Spansule | A brand of controlled-release capsule |
| Lotion | A liquid medicinal preparation for local application to, or bathing of, a part |
| Suppository | A semi-solid substance for introduction into the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it dissolves (easily melted) |
| Rectum Suppository | Medication administered as suppositories or enemas can be given for local & systemic absorption, inserted rectum |
| Vaginal Suppository | Medication administered as suppositories can be given for local effect generally inserted with an applicator into the vagina |
| Suspension | The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in, a fluid or another solid |
| Syrup | A concentrated solution of sugar in water to which specific medicinal substances are usually added, used principally to give a pleasant odor and taste to solutions |
| Tablet | A small, disk like mass of medicinal powder; a compressed, spherical form of medications |
| Tincture | An alcoholic extract of vegetable or animal substances, a solution of medicinal substance in alcohol |
| Transdermal patch | Medication that is stored in a patch placed on the skin and absorbed through the skin |
| Troche | A solid, discoid cylindrical mass consisting chiefly of medicinal powder, sugar and mucilage |
| Vial | A small glass bottle for medicine or chemical, contains multiple dose or single dose use |
| Addiction | A compulsive and maladaptive dependence on a substance |
| Additive | The effect that one drug or substance contributes to the action of another drug or substance |
| Adverse effect | An undesired side effect or toxicity caused by the treatment |
| Allergy | An immune response to a foreign antigen that results in inflammation and organ dysfunction |
| Anaphylactic | Serious state of shock resulting from hypersensitivity to an allergen |
| Antagonist | A medication that blocks or reverse the action of another medication |
| Cumulative effect | A drug effect that is apparent only after several doses have been given. It is caused by excretion or metabolic degradation of only a fraction of each dose |
| Idiosyncrasy | An unusual response to a drug, it can manifest as an accelerated, toxic or inappropriate response to the usual therapeutic dose of a drug |
| Potentiation | The synergistic action of two substances, such as hormones or drugs, in which the total effects are greater than the sum of the independent effects of the two substances |
| Psychologic | Effecting the mental state, mind, the mind in all of its relationships, normal and abnormal |
| Side effect | an action or effect of a drug other than that desired |
| Synergistic | Acting together, an action of two or more agents working with each other , cooperating |
| Teratogenic effect | Causing abnormal development of the embryo |
| Therapeutic | A healing agent, having medicinal or healing properties |
| Tolerance | Capacity of enduring a large amount of a substance with out an adverse effect and showing a decreased sensitivity to subsequent doses of the same substance |
| Toxic | Resemble or caused by poison |
| Half-life | The time it takes medication to metabolize in the body and be excreted |
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