Question | Answer |
Liniment | What is a drug combined with oil, soap, alcohol or water and applied externally using friction, to produce a feeling of heat or warmth? |
Lotion | What is an aqueous preparation that contains suspended ingredients; used to treat external skin conditions; work to sooth, protect and moisten the skin, destroying harmful bacteria? |
Solution | What is a liquid preparation that contains one of more completely dissolved substances? Most drugs administered parenterally (by injection) contain these. |
spirit | What is a drug combined with an alcoholic solution that is volatile (evaporates easily)? |
spray | What is a fine stream of medicated vapor, usually used to treat nose and throat conditions? |
suspension | What is a drug that contains solid insoluble drug particles in a liquid; the preparation of which must be shaken before administration? |
suspension aerosol | What is a pressurized form in which solid aerosol or liquid drug particles are suspended in a gas to be dispensed in a cloud or mist? |
syrup | What is a syrup dissolved in a solution of sugar, water and sometimes a flavoring to disguise an unpleasant taste? |
tincture | What is a drug dissolved in a solution of alcohol or alcohol and water? |
tablet | What is a powdered drug that has been pressed into a disc; some are scored (marked with a indentation to be broken into halves or quarters)? |
Chewable tablet | What is a powdered drug that has been flavored and pressed into a disc; often used for antacids, antiflatulents, and children`s medications? |
Sublingual tablet | What is a powdered drug that has been pressed into a disc and designed to dissolve under the tongue, which permits rapid absorbtion into the blood stream? |
Enteric-Coated Tablet | What is a tablet coated with a substance that prevents it from dissolving until it reaches the intestines; the coating protects the drug from being destroyed by gastric juices and prevents it from irritating the stomach lining; cannot crush or chew these |
Capsule | What is a drug contined in a gelatin shell that is water-soluble and functions to prevent the patient from tasting the drug. |
Sustained Release Capsules | What is a capsule that contains granules that dissolve at different tastes to provide a gradual and continuous release of the medication, which reduces the number of doses that must be administered. |
Caplet | What is a drug contained in an oblong tablet with a smooth coating to make swallowing easier? |
Lozenge | What is a drug contained in a candy-like base, circular and designed to dissolve on the tongue? |
Cream | What is a drug combined in a base that is generally nongreasy, resulting in a semisolid preparation and applied externally to the skin? |
Ointment | What is a drug with an oil base, resulting in a semi-solid preparation; applied externally to the skin; usually not greasy? |
Suppository | What is a drug mixed with a firm base, such as cocoa butter, that is designed to melt at body temperature; shaped into a cylinder or cone for easy insertion into a body cavity? |
Transdermal patch | What is a patch with an adhesive backing with contains a drug, that is applied to the skin which allows the drug to enter the circulation after being absorbed through the skin? |
Elixir | What is a drug that is dissolved in a solution of alcohol and water; sweetened and flavored; taken orally. |
Emulsion | What is a mixture of fats or oils in water? |