Chapter 6 - Dosages Formulations and Administration Routes

The Pharmacy Technican Mike Johnston Chapter 6

Pharmacological Classification

Describes drug’s effect on body

Therapeutic Classification

Describes clinical action of drug

Tablet

Chewable, effervescent, fast dissolving, sublingual, buccal, vaginal

Ointments

Oleaginous, Water Soluble, Anhydrous

Solutions

Aqueous, Viscous Aqueous, Non Aqueous, Hydroalcoholic, Alcoholic

Suspensions

Magamas, Milks, Lotions, Gels, Extractives

Liniments

Applied to skin with friction

Intraocular/Opthalmic

Eye

Intranasal

By nose

Buccal

Inside cheek

Sublingual

Under tongue

Inhalation

Lungs

Oral

Stomach, intestine

Intravenous

Venous circulatory system

Intradermal

Dermal layer of skin

Rectal

Rectum

Vaginal

Vagina

Subcutaneous

Subcutaneous layer of skin

Intramuscular

Muscle

Parenteral

Injections: IM, SC, IV, ID

Otic

Ear