the drugs are in many different forms, including published:
• Tablet
• Capsules
• cream
• Pomade
• lotion
• Dust
• Liquid
• Suppositories
• Transdermal
Tablets:
Powder containing active ingredients, as well as binders and fillers to provide dry bulk and size Tablet correct. Scored tablets have a jagged top. A tablet can be easily obtained in two partsto produce with a knife at two doses.
Enteric-coated tablets have a special coating that resists stomach acid and dissolves in alkaline small intestine to be covered to avoid irritation.
Slow-release tablets are formed to create a continuous, sustained release of certain drugs. Abbreviation for "slow-release tablets have long-acting tablets and SR is the abbreviation LA trade name of the drug. Example: SR PROCAN ENTEX and LA.
the capsules are easy to swallowTablets in capsule form.
Capsule is a drug in the form of two types, soft gelatin capsule shell in one piece, in which the drug in liquid form in the shell and a rigid shell is made in two parts that fit together and maintain a drug is powder or granular form.
cream is an emulsion of oil semi-solid, such as lanolin or mineral oil and water. The main ingredient is water. Many drugs are currently manufactured in a base of cream.
Ointment issemisolid emulsion of oil, such as lanolin or mineral oil and water. Oil is the main ingredient. Many drugs currently are realized in an ointment base ointment Kenalog this specially formulated eye creams.
Most creams and ointments are on the skin without the use of precise measurements with the exception of nitroglycerin ointment for angina may occur. Nitroglycerin is a few inches on a document specially marked applicator that measured shotsthe skin of the patient.
lotion is a suspension of the active ingredient in a base of water for outdoor use. Example is the Keri lotion.
Powder is a finely ground form of an active ingredient.
Form of a liquid solution or suspension. The solutions are available in the form of elixirs, syrups, tinctures, liquid sprays and foams.
Elixir containing an alcohol-water base with the addition of sugar and flavoring. Example is the elixir is Tylenol.
Liquid spray containing a solution of the drugbe combined with water or alcohol sprayed from a pump or a propellant for aerosols.
Suspension containing end, un-dissolved particles of a drug suspended in a liquid base.
Suppositories containing a solid base of glycerin or cocoa butter with drugs.
Form transdermal drug is relatively new. It consists of a flat layer with a reservoir of drug, a porous membrane and an adhesive layer to keep it on the skin.
It helps to know the importance of variousTypes of dosage forms, as you write off medical dictation.
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