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Ch. 6 Pharmacy Tech Review

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Additives   additional formulation aids that may be necessary for a successful preparation of the dosage form  
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Diluents   additives used to increase the bulk weight or volume of a dosage form so that the dose of the active drug is more easily handled by the patient  
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Excipients   inactive substances used as a carrier for the active ingredients of a medication  
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Preservatives   substances that slow, minimize, or prevent the growth of bacteria or other microorganisms in the dosage form  
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Capsules   solid dosage form enclosed within a gelatin shell  
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Tablets   drugs formed in molds/die-punch compressions  
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Lozenges   hard, oval, discoid solid dosage with a drug contained in a flavored sugar base  
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Suppositories   designed for insertion into: Rectum, vaginal cavity, urethral tract  
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Powders   Finely ground mixtures of dry drugs and inactive ingredients.  
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Granules   wet powders that dry and ground into course pieces.  
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Solutions   Homogenous mixtures of one or more dissolved medications in a liquid solvent.  
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Nonaqueous solutions   Include Hydro-alcoholic and alcoholic solutions  
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