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What is the meaning of quality in pharmaceutical practice?
Which characteristic determines the correct active ingredient in a drug?
What aspect of a drug ensures that it is not contaminated with potentially harmful substances?
Which characteristic of a drug involves the consistency, color, shape, and size of the dosage form?
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What determines the speed and completeness of entrance of a drug into the bloodstream?
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Quality must be built into the product during research, development, and production of pharmaceuticals.
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In pharmaceutical practice, quality means that a product to be handled should be safe and effective.
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The stability of a drug guarantees its activity until the expiration date.
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Bioavailability refers to the consistency, color, shape, and size of the dosage form.
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The speed and completeness of entrance of a drug into the bloodstream is not influenced by the manufacturer.
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Quality of a pharmaceutical product is not an intrinsic characteristic of the finished product.
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Drug bioavailability is consistent across different manufacturers of similar products.
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Potency of a drug refers to the presence of the correct amount of active ingredient, usually 100 ± 10% of the labeled amount.
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The stability of a drug guarantees its activity only until the manufacturing date.
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The speed and completeness of entrance of a drug into the bloodstream is referred to as bioavailability.
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Study Notes
Quality in Pharmaceutical Practice
- Quality in pharmaceutical practice means that a product should be safe and effective.
- Quality must be built into the product during research, development, and production of pharmaceuticals.
Characteristics of a Drug
- The correct active ingredient in a drug is determined by its potency, which is the presence of the correct amount of active ingredient, usually 100 ± 10% of the labeled amount.
- The aspect of a drug that ensures it is not contaminated with potentially harmful substances is its purity.
- The characteristic of a drug that involves the consistency, color, shape, and size of the dosage form is its physical characteristics.
Bioavailability and Stability
- Bioavailability refers to the speed and completeness of entrance of a drug into the bloodstream.
- The stability of a drug guarantees its activity until the expiration date, not only until the manufacturing date.
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Test your knowledge of quality control in pharmaceuticals with this quiz based on a lecture about the importance of quality in the production of drugs. Explore concepts such as building quality into products and the characteristics of finished pharmaceuticals.
