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Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences the effects of drugs?
Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences the effects of drugs?
- Age of the patient
- Characteristics of the drug
- Ease of administration (correct)
- Disease being treated
What is the purpose of excipients (inactive ingredients) in a dosage form?
What is the purpose of excipients (inactive ingredients) in a dosage form?
- To enhance the therapeutic effect of the drug
- To aid the manufacturing process (correct)
- To target specific areas in the body
- To increase the shelf life of the drug
What is the main responsibility of an active ingredient in a drug?
What is the main responsibility of an active ingredient in a drug?
- To enhance the stability of the drug
- To produce the drug's therapeutic effect (correct)
- To aid in the manufacturing process
- To provide color to the dosage form
Which type of dosage form is designed to deliver drugs through the skin into the bloodstream?
Which type of dosage form is designed to deliver drugs through the skin into the bloodstream?
What characteristics are considered when determining the route of administration and dosage form?
What characteristics are considered when determining the route of administration and dosage form?
What are excipients in a dosage form primarily responsible for?
What are excipients in a dosage form primarily responsible for?
Which excipient function involves preventing counterfeiting?
Which excipient function involves preventing counterfeiting?
What is the function of disintegrants in tablets?
What is the function of disintegrants in tablets?
Which type of solid dosage form is designed to dissolve or disintegrate slowly in the mouth?
Which type of solid dosage form is designed to dissolve or disintegrate slowly in the mouth?
What is the main composition of most capsule shells?
What is the main composition of most capsule shells?
Which solid dosage form is often easier to swallow than large tablets and more stable than capsules?
Which solid dosage form is often easier to swallow than large tablets and more stable than capsules?
What is the main function of glidants in tablet manufacturing?
What is the main function of glidants in tablet manufacturing?
Which excipient function involves mainly natural or synthetic polymers giving mechanical strength?
Which excipient function involves mainly natural or synthetic polymers giving mechanical strength?
What is the function of pill and bolus in pharmaceutical terms?
What is the function of pill and bolus in pharmaceutical terms?
Which solid dosage form is suitable for formulating poorly water-soluble drugs due to good drug release and absorption by the GI tract?
Which solid dosage form is suitable for formulating poorly water-soluble drugs due to good drug release and absorption by the GI tract?
What type of tablet dosage form has been superseded by tablets and capsules but is still used by the general public to describe any solid oral dose form?
What type of tablet dosage form has been superseded by tablets and capsules but is still used by the general public to describe any solid oral dose form?
What factors are considered when determining the route of administration and dosage form?
What factors are considered when determining the route of administration and dosage form?
What is the main responsibility of an active ingredient in a drug?
What is the main responsibility of an active ingredient in a drug?
Which excipient function involves mainly synthetic dyes to aid identification and prevent counterfeiting?
Which excipient function involves mainly synthetic dyes to aid identification and prevent counterfeiting?
What type of solid dosage form is often easier to swallow than large tablets and more stable than capsules?
What type of solid dosage form is often easier to swallow than large tablets and more stable than capsules?
Which excipient function involves compounds that, in the gastrointestinal tract, swell or dissolve in water to aid dispersion of the tablet?
Which excipient function involves compounds that, in the gastrointestinal tract, swell or dissolve in water to aid dispersion of the tablet?
Which solid dosage form is designed to deliver drugs through the skin into the bloodstream?
Which solid dosage form is designed to deliver drugs through the skin into the bloodstream?
Which solid dosage form is suitable for formulating poorly water-soluble drugs due to good drug release and absorption by the GI tract?
Which solid dosage form is suitable for formulating poorly water-soluble drugs due to good drug release and absorption by the GI tract?
What is the primary advantage of solid dosage forms over liquid formulations?
What is the primary advantage of solid dosage forms over liquid formulations?
What is the main function of a caplet dosage form?
What is the main function of a caplet dosage form?
What is the primary disadvantage of powders as a dosage form?
What is the primary disadvantage of powders as a dosage form?
What are hard gelatin capsules primarily suitable for?
What are hard gelatin capsules primarily suitable for?
What is the main function of a pill in pharmaceutical terms?
What is the main function of a pill in pharmaceutical terms?
What type of solid dosage form is often easier to swallow than large tablets and more stable than capsules?
What type of solid dosage form is often easier to swallow than large tablets and more stable than capsules?
What is the main use of powders for inhalation?
What is the main use of powders for inhalation?
What is the primary issue often associated with capsule shells?
What is the primary issue often associated with capsule shells?
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