Medications Preparations and Supplies

Flashcards covering medications, preparations, and supplies, including drug forms and routes of administration.

Drug Form

The type of preparation in which the drug is supplied.

Parenteral

Administration any form of drug administration not through the GI tract, also known as the injectable route.

Parenteral Administration

Injection, inhalation, and transdermal routes.

Capsule (Cap)

Drug is contained in a gelatine type container; easy to swallow; can be opened and poured into foods.

Sustained Release Capsule

Capsule or tablet that have various coatings and differ in time required before the coating dissolves; may not be crushed or taken with food unless authorized.

Elixir (Elix)

Liquid drug forms with alcohol base; not available to alcoholics; needs to be tightly capped or risk of alcohol evaporation.

Syrup

Sweetened flavored liquid drug.

Solution

Liquid drug form where the drug is evenly distributed.

Gtt

Drop

SuPP

Suppository

Suspension (SuSP)

Liquid form of medication; must be shaken well before taking due to drug particles settling at the bottom.

Tablet (Tab)

Disk compressed drugs; may be separated in halves or quarters by score line to evenly distribute drug.

Caplet

Oblong form of tablet.

Enteric-Coated Tablet

Tablet with special coating that resists disintegration by gastric juices; absorbed in the enteric or intestinal region of GI tract; cannot be chewed or crushed.

Lozenge (Troche)

Tablet containing palatable flavoring for local effect on mouth or throat; cannot be swallowed; cannot drink liquid until after 15 minutes of administration.

Emulsion

Liquid drug preparation that contains oils and fats in water.