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29 Cards in this Set
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Elixir |
Sweetened hydo-alcohol |
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Transdermal |
Applied and absorbed through the skin |
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Sublingual |
Dissolved under the tounge |
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Tablet |
Powdered drug molded into solid form |
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Capsule |
Drug inside a gelatin container |
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Enteric coated |
A drug coated to prevent digestion in the stomach |
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Suspension |
Solid particles suspended in liquid |
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Solution |
Medication dissolved in water |
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Surup |
Medication in a solution of sugar and water |
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Scored |
Marked to make itbeasu to break in half |
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Prolonged /sustained /extended release |
Drug that dissolve at time intervals |
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Powders |
Dry medications in vials |
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Emulsion |
Suspension containing fats or oil, mix of two liquids with one being insoluble to the other |
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Coated tablet |
Film that make it easier to swallow |
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Oral route |
Drug administration by swallowing |
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OTC |
Over the counter |
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Loading dose |
Larger dose of a drug given initially to get desired effect |
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NPO |
Nothing by mouth |
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NKA or NKDA |
No drug allergies or No know n drug allergies |
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Stock supply |
Stored drugs |
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MAR |
Medication Administration Record |
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LTC |
Left to count |
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Blister pack |
Multi dose pack |
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S & S |
Swish and swallow |
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Buccal |
Oral medicine is placed between the teeth and check |
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Lozenge, torches, and pastilles |
Flat, round or rectangular medications held in mouth until dissolved |
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Prescription Drug |
Requires a physician order |
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Reconstitution |
Dissolving a powder to a liquid form |
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Dimensional analysis |
Another formula to solve medication calculations |
