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Pharmacology - Unit 1 - part 2

Terms in this set (18)

___ are placed in the rectum where they dissolve releasing the drug and are absorbed across the intestinal wall of the rectum
suppositories
___ ___ ___ are classified as solutions or suspensions
liquid dosage forms
A ____ contains a dissolved drug in a clear liquid medium
solution
___ ___ can be water, alcohol, or other liquid into which the drug will completely dissolve
liquid medium (solvent)
____ are often a cloudy, opaque liquid in which the drug has been suspended (is "hanging" in the liquid medium), but has not been completely dissolved
suspensions
___ ___ molecules have been chemically modified by adding a sodium, potassium, or chloride molecule making them a "salt" and totally soluble (able to be dissolved) in the water; often used as IV dosage forms
aqueous solution
___ are drugs dissolved in a liquid sugar solution
syrups
Often used in syrups and should NEVER be used in dogs; will cause massive release of insulin and cause the dog to go into hypoglycemic crisis and liver damage possibly resulting in death
Xylitol
___ and ___ are alcohol based solutions used for oral or topical (skin) application
tinctures and elixirs
Many drugs are ___ (unable to be dissolved) in water, thus, to create a true solution for these drugs, an alcohol medium may be required; active ingredients are extracted from leaves or other plant parts and use alcohol for form herbal tinctures
insoluble
___ tend to have sweetening agents added to the alcohol to help mask the taste of the drug itself; typically associated with oral use
elixirs
___ can be used orally as well as topically
tinctures
____ is a suspension liquid dose form composed to two liquids that do not mix -- can be thought of as one liquid suspended in a second liquid medium; example: diet supplements that contain dietary oils suspended in water; typically appears as a white or tan colored cloudy or opaque liquid
emulsion
____ are topically-applied liquid dosage form that may be an emulsion, solution or suspension; example: balms; mostly commonly used in equine
liniments
___-___ ___ ___ are those that are neither liquid nor solid and include dosage forms such as ointments, creams, pastes, and gels
semi-solid dosage forms
___ and ___ can be either suspensions or solutions that liquify at body temperature when applied topically to the skin, eye, ear, or mucous membranes
ointments & creams
___ are semi-solid, orally-administered suspension dosage forms that keep their semisolid form at body temperature; packaged in large plastic syrings for administering deworming medications orally to horses, cattle, sheep, and occasionally dogs
pastes
___ are drugs suspended in a semisolid or jellylike form, such as toothpaste or certain human cosmetic preparations
gels
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