Pharmacy Orientation: Drug Administration Routes & Dosage Forms

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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?

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?

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?

Transdermal dosage form Signup and view all the answers

What characteristics are considered when determining the route of administration and dosage form?

Area of the body that the drug needs to reach Signup and view all the answers

What are excipients in a dosage form primarily responsible for?

Improving drug stability Signup and view all the answers

Which excipient function involves preventing counterfeiting?

Coloring agents Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of disintegrants in tablets?

Aid dispersion in the gastrointestinal tract Signup and view all the answers

Which type of solid dosage form is designed to dissolve or disintegrate slowly in the mouth?

Lozenges Signup and view all the answers

What is the main composition of most capsule shells?

Gelatin Signup and view all the answers

Which solid dosage form is often easier to swallow than large tablets and more stable than capsules?

Caplets Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of glidants in tablet manufacturing?

Improve flow of powders Signup and view all the answers

Which excipient function involves mainly natural or synthetic polymers giving mechanical strength?

Excipient binders Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of pill and bolus in pharmaceutical terms?

Molded oral dosage forms Signup and view all the answers

Which solid dosage form is suitable for formulating poorly water-soluble drugs due to good drug release and absorption by the GI tract?

Capsules Signup and view all the answers

What type of tablet dosage form has been superseded by tablets and capsules but is still used by the general public to describe any solid oral dose form?

Pill and Bolus Signup and view all the answers

What factors are considered when determining the route of administration and dosage form?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the main responsibility of an active ingredient in a drug?

Responsible for a drug’s therapeutic effect Signup and view all the answers

Which excipient function involves mainly synthetic dyes to aid identification and prevent counterfeiting?

Colouring agents Signup and view all the answers

What type of solid dosage form is often easier to swallow than large tablets and more stable than capsules?

Pills Signup and view all the answers

Which excipient function involves compounds that, in the gastrointestinal tract, swell or dissolve in water to aid dispersion of the tablet?

Disintegrants Signup and view all the answers

Which solid dosage form is designed to deliver drugs through the skin into the bloodstream?

Transdermal patches Signup and view all the answers

Which solid dosage form is suitable for formulating poorly water-soluble drugs due to good drug release and absorption by the GI tract?

Capsules Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary advantage of solid dosage forms over liquid formulations?

Greater chemical stability Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of a caplet dosage form?

To extend or delay release Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary disadvantage of powders as a dosage form?

Unpleasant taste Signup and view all the answers

What are hard gelatin capsules primarily suitable for?

Solid-fill formulations Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of a pill in pharmaceutical terms?

Molded oral dosage form superseded by tablets and capsules Signup and view all the answers

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Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences the effects of drugs?

What is the purpose of excipients (inactive ingredients) in a dosage form?

What is the main responsibility of an active ingredient in a drug?

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 are excipients in a dosage form primarily responsible for?

Which excipient function involves preventing counterfeiting?

What is the function of disintegrants in tablets?

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?

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?

Which excipient function involves mainly natural or synthetic polymers giving mechanical strength?

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?

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 is the main responsibility of an active ingredient in a drug?

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?

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 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 main function of a caplet dosage form?

What is the primary disadvantage of powders as a dosage form?

What are hard gelatin capsules primarily suitable for?

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 is the main use of powders for inhalation?

What is the primary issue often associated with capsule shells?

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