dosage forms
What are the 3 types of dosage forms?
1.Solids
2.Liquids
3.Semisolids (ointments)
the abbreviation PO means what?
By mouth, oral
pharmacodynamics
effects of drug on the body
absorption
how well a drug passes through these barriers , which would be things like skin, stomach, blood brain barrier.
Which dosage form can be administered through all routes except parentally?
Solids
If they were vomiting.
mixture of water and oil bound together by an emulsifiers
emulsion
not always equal throughout the body, goes to the bloodstream, tissues, membranes and organs.
Distribution
All of the following are liquid dosage forms except?
-syrups
-troches
-elixirs
-spray
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Troches
Which route of administration is considered best for how fast it works?
Parenteral
bioavailability
rate at which drug makes it to its destination and becomes available to the site of action for which it was intended
where does metabolism typically take place , and what determines ones metabolism
liver, things like age gender race diet.
Which dosage form is both liquid and solid, and used for topical application?
Semisolids
Can eye solutions be used to treat ear conditions or can ear solutions br used to treat eye conditions? why?
Eye solutions can be used to treat ear conditions but not the other way around because eye solutions have to be sterile.
comparison between drugs either from different manufactures or in the same company but different batches
bioequivalence
what is the first pass effect?
what is left after drug is distributed to the body, this is why drugs are given in larger doses.
What is the name of the solid dosage form where you can open the capsule and sprinkle medicine out? Why would someone use this?
Spansule, and if someone cannot swallow a pill is an example.
What does MDI stand for?
Metered dose inhaler
pharmacokinetics
actions of the body on a drug, overall distribution.
What is the last phase of drugs life in body. It can be excreted in many ways like urine and feces.
Elimination