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Active Ingredient | is the chemical found in the medication known or believed to have a therapeutic effect. |
Admixture | is a substance produced by mixing two or more substances. |
Aerosol | is a medication dosage that contains a gaseous substance consisting of fine liquid or solid particles. |
Capsule | is a solid dosage form of a medication usually made of gelatin,which holds fine particles of a solid or liquid particle. |
Chewable Tablet | tablets are chewed instead of swallowed whole. |
Compound | Refers to substances made from a combination of two r more substances. |
Cream | is a dosage form of a medication that is semisolid preparation, usually applied externally to soothe, lubricate, or protect. |
Effervescent Tablet | is a tablet that is dissolved into a liquid before administration |
Elixir | is a liquid dosage form that contains flavored water and alcohol mixtures. |
Emulsion | is a liqiud dosage form of a mixture of two products that normally do not mix together. |
Inactive Ingredients | Are the remaning ingredients, other than the active ingredients,that are found in a drug; used to flavor, digest,color,and bind the whole substance. |
Liniment | Are medications that are applied to the skin with friction and running.Lininments can be solutions, suspensions, or emulsions. |
Lotion | is a liquid dosage form that contains a powdered substance in a suspension,used externally to soothe,cool,dry, and protect. |
Ointment | is a semisolid(mixture of a liquid) dosage form that is applied externally to deliver the medication,lubricate, and protect. |
Patch | is a dosage form in which the medication is delivered through a solid application applied to the skin and absorbed into the bloodstream. |
Solution | is a liquid dosage form in which the medicatin is completely dissolved in a liquid. |
Suppository | Denotes the administration through the vagina or rectum of a solid medication. |
Suspension | is a liquid dosage form in which the solid particles are n ot completely dissolved. |
Syrup | is a liquid form that consists of water and sugar mixed with the medication. |
tablet | is a solid dosage form in which the ingredients are comacted into a small,formed shapes. |