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Forms of Medication

name and Description of forma of medication

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Caplet solid dosage form for oral use.(shaped like capsule and coated for ease)
Capsule Solid dosage form for oral use. ( Medication in powder, liquid, or oral form;encased by gelatin shell)
Elixir Clear fluid containing water and alcohol.(oral usage;sweetner added)
Glycerite Solution of medication combined with glycerin.( for external use)
Liniment Preparation usually containg alcohol,oil,or soapy emollient that is applied to the skin.
Lotion Medication in liquid suspension , applied externally to protect skin
extract Concentration medication form, made by removing active portion of medicine from it's other components.
ointment semisolid preparation, usually containing one or more medications.
Paste Semisolid preparation, thicker and stiffer than ontiment; absorbed through skin more slowly then ontiment.
Pill Solid dosage form containing one or more medications;(Shaped into globules, ovoids,or oblong shapes)
Tablet Powered dosage form compressed into hard disks or cylinders
Tinculture Alcohol or water-alcohol medication solution
Intraocular Disk A small, flexible oval consisting of two soft , outter layers, and a middle layer containg medication.
Transdermal Disk/ Patch Medication contained within semipermeable membrane disk or patch, which allows medication to be absorbed through skin over a long period of time.
Troche (Lozenge) Flat , round dosage form containing medication, flavoring , sugar, and mucilage. (dissolves in mouth to release meds)
Solution Liquid preparation that maybe used orally, parenterally or externally. (can also be instilled into body cavity ; contains water with one or more compounds.)
Suppository Solid dosage form mixed with gelatin and shaped in form of pellet for injection into body cavity, Melts when reaches body temp, releasing medication for absorbtion.
Suspension Finely divided drug particles dispersed in liquid medium
Syrup Medication dissolved in concentration sugar solution
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