Description
The study of pharmaceutical dosage forms has many connections to biological and medical sciences including physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, pharmacotherapy, therapeutics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacognosy. Dictionary of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms is a collection of terms and definitions prepared to assist healthcare practitioners and students as a companion or reference resource when reading notes and completing routine care. It can also provide reference material for hospital and medical staff, consultants, nursing instructors, and pharmaceutical science students. This first edition classifies and organizes the forms in an easily readable format, so readers will find it a quick and simple reference.
Features
- Collects terms and definitions to assist healthcare practitioners and students as a companion or reference resource when reading notes and completing routine care
- Focuses on product dosage forms and includes supplementary information, providing readers, particularly pharmacy and medical students and professionals, insights into choices of dosage forms made during drug product development
- Offers information on the indications, contraindications, side effects, and more, for a given drug
- Classifies and organizes the forms in a readable format, providing a quick and simple reference
Table of Contents
Pills
Fluoxetine (Prozac)
Birth control pills
Tablets
Benadryl
Codeine
Capsules
Doxycycline
Lithium citrate
Thin Film
Listerine pocketPacks
Cordran®Tape (flurandrenolide) Tape, USP
Syrup
Celestone® (betamethasone) Syrup
Clemastine Fumarate Syrup
Midazolam Hydrochloride Syrup
Powder, liquid or solid crystals
Natural or herbal plant, seed or food
Rosemary
Aerosol
Flovent (Fluticasone Propionate)
Inhaler
Advair diskus
Entocort (Budesonide)
Aerobid (fluminisolide)
Albuterol Sulfate
Nebulizer
Intal Nebulizer Solution (Cromolyn Sodium Inhalation Solution)
NebuPent (pentamidine isethionate)
Natural Herb
Lobelia
Cayenne Pepper (Capsicum)
Freebase Powder
Viokase
Vaporizer
Eucalyptus
Tuberculin Skin Testing (Mantoux test)
Intramuscular Injection
Bicillin C-R Tubex
Intraosseous (IR) Injection
Intraperitoneal (IP) Injection
Chemotherapy drugs to treat some cancers
Intravenous (IV) Injection
Loxilan
Subcutaneous or Hypodermic Injection
Insulin
Ear Drops
Polysporin
Eye Drops
Artifical Tears
Ophthacare
Nasal Spray
Mouth Spray
Zolpimist (zolpidem tartrate)
Douches
Cream
Amcinonide Cream
Dicolfenac Gel
Liniment
Ointment
Lotion
Paste
Skin Patch
Nicotinell
Pain Relief Patch
Rectal Suppository
Vaginal Suppository
Cleocin® Vaginal Ovules
Mycelex-G (Clotrimazole vaginal)
Urethral Suppository
Alprostadil
Liquid Suppository
Laxative
Factors that may affect the Choice of Dosage Forms
