Key Terms
Applied to skin, mucous membranes, or other external parts of the body
What is Topical?
An example of a nasal route that is administered into the nose
What is intranasal?
Should extended-release tablets be cut, crushed, or chewed?
What is extended-release products should NOT?
What symbol indicates "intravenous" administration?
What is "IV"
Administration into the peritoneal (abdominal) space.
What is intraperitoneal?
Injected directly into a vein; medication is immediately available to act in the body
What is Intravenous?
An example of an oral route that is administered inside the cheek
What is Buccal?
What kind of Extended-Release property contains small, different-sized beads of medication with different thicknesses that release the medication at varying rates?
What is Beads?
What symbol indicates "intramuscular" administration?
What is "IM"
A doctor is in need of a medication that slowly and consistently releases a drug over a period of time. What dosage form will be administered?
What is Extended-Release?
Placed under the tongue, where medication dissolves and is absorbed into the bloodstream
What is Sublingual?
An example of a parenteral route that is administered into the muscle
What is Intramuscular?
What Extended-Release property has one layer of medication that dissolves immediately while the other layer(s) dissolves more slowly?
What is Layers?
What symbol indicates "oral" administration?
What is "PO"
A patient comes in with an ear infection and needs some ear drops. What is the correct dosage form to be administered?
What is Otic?
Route of medication administration that does not use the digestive tract
What is Parenteral?
An example of a parenteral route that is administered into the top layers of the skin
What is Intradermal?
Which Extended- Release Layer property contains a drug that is released into the body as it slowly trickles out of the matrix?
(Hint: The matrix passes the digestive tract and is excreted in the feces)
What is Plastic or wax matrix covered by a controlled-release layer?
The symbol "SL" indicates what administration?
What is sublingual?
A patient needs eye drops, which dosage form will be dispensed?
What is Ophthalmic?
Deposited in the tissue just under the skin
What is Subcutaneous?
An example of a parenteral route that is administered into the space around the spinal cord
What is Intrathecal?
Adalat CC, Concerta, and Klor-Con are examples of Ghost tablets. These use which Extended-Release property?
What is Plastic or wax matrix core covered by a controlled-release layer?
The symbol "SC" indicates which administration?
What is subcutaneous?
Intravitreal/ Intravitreous parenteral route goes into what?
What is Into the eye?