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Chapter 4 - Drugs

Pharmacology - Forms & Routes of Drugs

QuestionAnswer
Buffered treated in such a way to offset the reation of an agent administered in conjunction with it
Caplets delivery mode for medication that is similar to both capsules and tablets
Capsules delivery mode for medication that holds a measured drug inside a substance that dissolves
Creams semi-solid delivery system for medications
Delayed Action action occuring a considerable time after a stimulus
Efferescent Bubbling, rising in little bubbles of gas
Elixirs sweetened, aromatic, liquids
Emulsions mixtures of 2 liquids not mutually soluble
Enemas introduction of a solution into the rectum
Enteric-Coated coated with a substance so the drug is dissolved and absorbed only in small intestines
ETOH EHYL ALCOHOL
Gels Semi solid condition of a precipitated or coagulated colloid, jelly, or jelly like colloid
Implanted Devices Objected Inserted into the body
Induration area of harden tissue
Infusion any liquid substance introduced into the body for therapeutic purposes
Inhalation Introduction of dry or moist air or vapor into the lungs for therapeutic purposes
Inhalers Device for administering medications medication by inhalations
Inserts implanting something inside someone else
Intradermal Within the dermis, intracutaneous
Instramuscular Within a muscle
IUD Intrauterine Device, usually for contraceptive
IV PUSH INJECT QUICKLY
Jellies THICK SEMI SOLID GELATINOUS MASSES
Liniments LIQUID VEHICLES (water - oil - alcohol) containing a medication to be rubbed on or applied to the skin
Lotions Liquid medical preparation
Lozenges small dry medicinal solid to be held in the mouth until it dissolves
Magmas salve or paste, mas left after extration of principal.
Nebulizer apparatus for producing a fine spray
Ointments viscous, semi solid vehicle to apply medication to the skin
Ophthalmic pertaining to the eye
Oral concerning the mouth
Otic pertaining to the ear
Parenteral any other route where medication is given besides the mouth
Patch drug delivery system that enhances uptake of a medicine through the skin
Piggyback When medication is hung above another IV line and delivered before the main line is allowed to drip in
Plasters topical preparation in which the constituents are formed into a tenacious mass of substance
Powders an aggregaction of time particles of one or more substances that may be passed threw fine meshes
PPD Purified Protein Derivative
Salves ointments, viscous, semi-solid vehicles to apply medications to the skin
Scored marked with a line to facilitate taking ahalf of a tablet
Solutions liquids containing dissolbed substances
Subcutaneous under the skin
Sublingual under the tongue
Suppositories semi-solid substance for introduction into the rectum
Suspensions state of a solid whehn its particles are mixed wit,but not dissolbed in a fluid or another solid.
Syrups concentrated solution of sugar in water to which specific medicinal substances are usually added
Tablets a small, disk-like mass of medicinal powder
Timed-Release medication that is released over a period of time to allow continuous treatment
Topical pertaining to a definite surface area; local
Transdermal method of deliverying medicine by placing it in a special gel like matrix that is applied to the skin
Troches solid discoid or cylindrical masses consisting of chiefly medicinal powder, sugar and mucilage
Viscous sticky, gummy, gelatinous
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