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Dosage Forms
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Pharmacology
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10/18/2010

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pill
Definition
a small, round, solid oral dosage form
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tablet
Definition
a compacted solid medication form
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capsule
Definition
a solid medication form contained within a hard or soft gelatin shell
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aerosol
Definition
a type of dispensing system which creates an aerosol mist of liquid particles.
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inhalant
Definition
a fine powder or solution of a drug delivered as a mist through the mouth
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ointment
Definition
a semi-solid medication dosage form applied to the skin to lubricate for drug delivery
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cream
Definition
a semi-sold emulsion that may or may not contain medication
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lotion
Definition
a suspension intended for external application containgin finely powered medications to soothe/dry/protect the skin
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liniment
Definition
a medication dosage form applied to the skin with friction and rubbing
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suspension
Definition
a mixture of fine particles of an undissolved solution distributed through a gas/liquid or solid
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syrup
Definition

a concentrated mixture of sugar and purified water

 

May or may not contain medications

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Solution
Definition
an evenly distributed, homogeneous mixture of dissolved medication in a liquid vehicle
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tincture
Definition
an alcoholic or hydro-alcoholic extractive solution whose potency is adjusted so that each milliliter of tincture contain the equivalent potency of 100 mg of crude drug
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jelly
Definition
a semi-solid solution that contains a high proportion of water
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alcoholic solution
Definition
a non aqueous solution that contains alcohol, but no water
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elixir
Definition
a clear, sweet flavored hydro-alcoholic solution for oral ingestion
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emulsion
Definition
a mixture of two liquids that normally do not mix where one liquid is broken into a small particles and evenly scattered thoughtout the the other.
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extract
Definition
an alcoholic of hydro-alcoholic extractive solution whose potency is 2-6 times that of the crude drug
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gel
Definition
a thick, viscous suspension of undissolved drugs in water similar
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