Drug Forms
Abbreviations
Drugs
Short Answer
Misc
100
A solid drug form that contains an active drug (as a dry poweder) plus inert ingredients to provide bulk and ensure a standard size.
What is a tablet?
100
What does the abbreviation LA mean?
What is long acting?
100
This is an acid reducer that prevents and relieves heartburn associated with heartburn and sour stomach.
What is Zantac?
100
It is always important to shake ______________well before you use them.
What is suspensions?
100
What brand name of drug was contaiminated with cyanide in the 1980s?
What is Tylenol?
200
This drug for has a indented line running across it, from one side to the other so it can be broken in equal pieces.
What is a scored tablet?
200
What does the abbreviation SR mean?
What is slow release?
200
This is a tablet used to treat a yeast infection in the mouth.
What is Mycostatin Pastilles?
200
A _______________releases a small amount of drug over a period of time, usually for one or two days.
What is a transdermal patch?
200
A small slender glass contanier with a main body and a narrow top?
What is an ampule?
300
This drug from is one that is dissolved in a glass or water before being swallowed.
What is an effervescent tablet?
300
What does the abbreviation tab mean?
What is tablet?
300
This is typically a pink substance used to treat treat skin dryness, irritation, or poison ivy.
What is Calamine lotion?
300
Clear, greasy, and firm are the characteristics of drug form?
What is an ointment?
300
What drug is labeled "the purple pill"?
What is Nexium?
400
This drug form is a soft, one piece gelatin shell with a liquid drug inside.
What is a capsule?
400
What does the abbreviation cap mean?
What is capsule?
400
This is a solution used to kill lice on the body?
What is RID?
400
___________________can be given via oral, rectal, or vaginal.
What is suppositories?
400
What is the regulatory agency for drug approval?
What is the FDA?
500
This drug is in a finely ground form.
What is a powder?
500
Waht does the abbreviation CR mean
What is controlled release?
500
This is a gel used to treated acne rosacea?
What is MetroGel?
500
Nongreasy, milky, and liquid are characteristics of which drug form?
What is a lotion?
500
A small glass bottle with a rubber stopper?
What is a vial?
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