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➔ Solubilize
➔ Suspend
➔ Thicken
➔ Dilute
➔ Emulsify
➔ Stabilize
➔ Preserve
➔ Color
➔ Flavor
➔ Fashion medicinal agents into
efficacious and appealing dosage
forms
➔ Secundum Atrem
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➔ TROCHES/LOZENGES
◆ A solid preparation that is
intended to dissolve or
disintegrate slowly in the
mouth ➔ CAPSULE
◆ is a small soluble container,
Preparations usually made of gelatin, that
encloses a dose of an oral
medicine or a vitamin.
➔ STANDARD COMPRESSED ◆ Soft and hard gelatin capsule
◆ These are the standard
uncoated tablets made by ➔ THIN FILM
either direct compression or Thin-film drug delivery:
wet granulation or dry ◆ is a process of delivering
granulation or double drugs to the systemic
compaction. circulation via a thin film that
dissolves when in contact
➔ MULTIPLE COMPRESSED with liquid, often referred to as
◆ Are prepared by compressing a dissolving film or strip.
the fill material more than ◆ Similar in size, shape and
once thickness to a postage stamp;
◆ Also known as multiple placing the strip on or under
layered tablets or a tablet the tongue or along the inside
within a tablet of the cheek.
Physical Appearance
➔ SCORED
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proportion of sugar
and milk.
Bulk Powders
Divided Powders
➔ Medicated preparations provided to
the patient in bulk
➔ Usually contain non-potent ➔ Are packaged individually each dose
medicaments is separately wrapped in paper or
◆ ORAL sealed into a sachet
➔
◆ DENTRIFICES
Granules
● a preparation for
cleansing and
polishing the teeth; it ➔ Ex. Antibiotic Powders for
may contain a suspension
therapeutic agent,
such as fluoride, to LIQUID DOSAGE FORMS
inhibit dental caries.
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◆ ENEMAS
● The injection of liquid ➔ COLLODIONS
into the rectum ◆ are liquid preparations
through the anus for containing pyroxylin in a
cleansing, for mixture of ethyl ether and
stimulating ethanol.
evacuation of the ◆ are applied to the skin by
bowels, or for other means of a soft brush or other
therapeutic or suitable applicator and, when
diagnostic purposes. the ether and ethanol have
evaporated, leave a film of
◆ GARGLES pyroxylin on the surface.
● are aqueous solutions
frequently containing ➔ ALCOHOLIC
antiseptics, antibiotics ◆ Elixirs
and/or anesthetics ● re clear, pleasantly
used for treating the flavored, sweetened
pharynx and hydroalcoholic liquids
nasopharynx by intended for oral use.
forcing air from the ◆ Tinctures
lungs through the ● is an alcoholic extract
gargles which is held (e.g. of an herb) or
in the throat. solution of a non
◆ WASHES volatile substance
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Suspensions
Emulsions
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➔ CREAMS ➔ INTRADERMAL
◆ are viscous liquid or
◆ Between the epidermis and
semisolid emulsions of either
O/W or W/O type. subcutaneous tissue
● O/W Type = Shaving
creams, hand creams ➔ INTRAOSSEOUS
and foundation
creams. ◆ Is the process of injection
● W/O Type = Cold directly into the marrow of
creams and Emollient the bone
creams.
➔ INTRAPERITONEAL
STERILE PREPARATIONS ◆ Is the injection of a substance
into the peritoneum (body
cavity)
Parenteral
➔ SUBCUTANEOUS
➔ Dosage forms which are intended for ◆ Is the injection just beneath
administration using a hypodermic the skin
(hollow pointed) needle.
➔ Discovered by Dr. A Wood in 1853.
Ophthalmic
Available as ampules, and vials with
rubber head.
➔ It is prepared as solutions, emulsions ➔ Are sterile products essentially free
from foreign particles, suitably
or suspensions which MUST BE:
compounded and packaged for
◆ Sterile - free of
instillation into the eye.
microorganisms
(microbiological tests)
Otic
◆ Pyrogen-free - pyrogens
are agents that could cause
fever ➔ A sterile products essentially free
◆ Isotonic – NaCl usually as from foreign particles, suitably
compounded and packaged for
the additive
instillation into the ear.
➔ INTRAVENOUS
◆ is the giving of liquid
Nasal Preparation
substances directly into a
vein.
➔ Are usually aqueous solutions
➔ INTRAMUSCULAR designed to be administered to the
◆ Is the injection of a substance nasal passages in drops or sprays.
directly into a muscle
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Irrigating Solutions
AEROSOLS
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