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18 Cards in this Set
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Amp |
Ampule. Glass vessel where the neck is broken containing sterile solution single dose drawn up using syringe aseptically right before usual parenteral administration. |
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Cap. |
Capsule. Powder or liquid in gelatin shell that dissolves in acidic stomach |
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Chart. |
Archaic dosage form. Powder in wrapped paper which the patient transfers to spoon or glass and dissolves it in water. Swallow and wash down with water |
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Cr. Crm. |
Cream. Semisolid applied to skin, heterogeneous oil in water whose continuous phase is water soluble. Absorbs into skin |
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Elix. |
Elixer. Oral solution with drug, water and alcohol. Called a spirit if active ingredient is dissolved only in alcohol |
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Emul. |
Emulsion. Liquid heterogenous dosage form where liquid oil is dispersed in water. Active ingredient is usually in the oil. Topical emulsions called lotion, lotion can also be called suspensions |
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Liq. |
Solution |
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Lot. |
Lotion |
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Parenteral |
Administration routes other than gastrointestinal tract |
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Pulv. Pulvis |
Bulk powder. Applied directly to skin from container |
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Sol. |
Solution. Drug in water. May be by mouth or applied to skin |
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Supp. Sup. Suppos. |
Suppository. Firm semisolid to be interested into rectum or vagina most commonly. Melts at body temperature, drug incorporated into local body fluids |
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Susp. |
Suspension. Liquid heterogenous with solid dispersed in liquid. Drug is usually not dissolved in dosage form. Typical suspensions are called lotions. |
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Syr. |
Syrup. Solution sweet and highly vicious. Rarely, used for syringe |
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Tab. |
Tablet. Compressed drug with other excipients industrally manufacturers. Not pills. Pills are ancient dosage form not commonly used anymore with round shape, exception colchicine still pills. Sublingual tablets dissolve under the tongue intended to be absorbed through oral mucosa avoiding GI or hepatic degradation before entering circulation. Sublingual not to be swallowed. |
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Tinc. Tr. Tinct. |
Tincture. Solution with lots of alcohol although other solvents can be present. Very high drug concentrations |
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Ung. Unguentum, oint. |
Ointment. Semisolid preparation intended for skin. Continuous oil systems unlike cream. Leave oily residue on skin longer than creams |
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Vl |
Vial. Glass container used for strike preparation with rubber stopper where a needle can draw up drug contents. Can be liquid or powder. Can be single use or multi depending on presence of preservative |
