Pharmacy Orientation Lecture 3: Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Ingredients
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What is a pharmaceutical dosage form?

  • The drug combined with excipients
  • The chemical compound intended for use in diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of diseases
  • The inactive pharmaceutical ingredients such as diluents, binders, and lubricants
  • The form in which a drug is administered to or used by a patient (correct)

    • Which dosage form is used to mask the undesirable taste or offensive odor of a drug substance?

  • Enteric-coated tablets
  • Capsules
  • Coated tablets
  • Taste masked suspensions (correct)

    • What is the function of excipients in dosage forms?

  • To protect the drug molecules from the destructive influence of gastric juice (correct)
  • To achieve rapid onset of action following drug delivery
  • To mask the undesirable taste or offensive odor of a drug substance
  • To improve bioavailability and drug targeting

    • What is the purpose of enteric-coated tablets?

    <p>To protect the drug molecules from gastric juice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which component is considered an excipient in a pharmaceutical dosage form?

    <p>Diluents/fillers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of nanosuspensions in dosage forms?

    <p>To improve bioavailability, modified disposition, and drug targeting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of liquid dosage form is designed to provide drugs with predetermined rate and prolonged therapeutic effect over an extended period of time?

    <p>Solutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which liquid dosage form is characterized by clear liquid preparations containing one or more active ingredients dissolved in a suitable vehicle?

    <p>Solutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of solution would contain water as the solvent?

    <p>Aqueous solutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of liquid dosage form can be used for administering poorly water-soluble or insoluble drugs in an appropriate vehicle?

    <p>Suspensions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of douches as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Cleansing or antiseptic agents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes syrups from elixirs based on the information provided?

    <p>Act to soothe inflamed mucous membranes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of solution would contain a solvent other than water?

    <p>Non-aqueous solutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of carminative as defined in the given text?

    <p>Expelling gas from the stomach or intestines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of solution is used for specific therapeutic effect either internal or external?

    <p>Aqueous solutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of excipients in pharmaceutical dosage forms?

    <p>To prevent drug molecules from the destructive influence of gastric juice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes capsules from coated tablets based on the given information?

    <p>Capsules mask the undesirable taste or offensive odor of a drug substance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of dosage form is designed to achieve improved bioavailability, modified disposition, and drug targeting?

    <p>Nanosuspensions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of enteric-coated tablets as mentioned in the text?

    <p>To protect the drug molecules from gastric juice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of dosage form is used for administering a specific therapeutic effect, either internally or externally?

    <p>Douches</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of nanosuspensions in dosage forms as mentioned in the text?

    <p>To achieve improved bioavailability, modified disposition, and drug targeting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of solution would contain a solvent other than water?

    <p>Non-aqueous solutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes syrups from elixirs based on the information provided?

    <p>Alcohol content</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of carminative as defined in the given text?

    <p>Relieving flatulence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of liquid dosage form is characterized by clear liquid preparations containing one or more active ingredients dissolved in a suitable vehicle?

    <p>Solutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of solution is used for specific therapeutic effect either internal or external?

    <p>Aqueous solutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which dosage form is used to mask the undesirable taste or offensive odor of a drug substance?

    <p>Solutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of excipients in dosage forms?

    <p>Enhance drug solubility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of enteric-coated tablets?

    <p>To protect drugs from degradation by gastric acid.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of liquid dosage form can be used for administering poorly water-soluble or insoluble drugs in an appropriate vehicle?

    <p>Suspensions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of nanosuspensions in dosage forms?

    <p>To improve bioavailability and dissolution rate of poorly soluble drugs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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