PHAR1101 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Pharmacy is... Answer - the science or practice of the preparation and
dispensing of medicinal drugs
what is compounding? Answer - the preparation and supply of a single unit of
issue of a product for the use of one patient
manufacturing Answer - the production of a batch of a product, resulting in a
number of units for multiple patients
when should you compound? (3) Answer - 1. no commercial product available
2. correct ingredients are available 3. correct equipment is available
wool fat Answer - anhydrous lanolin
hard paraffin Answer - paraffin wax
white soft paraffin Answer - white petroleum jelly
theobroma oil Answer - cocoa butter
, coal tar solution Answer - L.P.C. or liq. pic. carb.
ethanol (alcohol) Answer - S.V.R.
capacity Answer - maximum weight/volume that can be held
sensitivity Answer - smallest weight that will give a perceptible change
precision Answer - the ability to reproduce a result
accuracy Answer - the closeness to the truth
minimum weighable quantity = Answer - MWQ= sensitivity/error
General rule: never weigh less than.... Answer - 100mg
communation Answer - reduce particle size manually
trituration Answer - reduction to powder through grinding and friction
pulverisation by intervention Answer - uses a volatile solvent to reduce particle
size
levigation Answer - uses a small amount of liquid that the solid is not soluble in
geometric dilution Answer - "doubling up"; ensures even distribution; add,
triturate, repeat
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Pharmacy is... Answer - the science or practice of the preparation and
dispensing of medicinal drugs
what is compounding? Answer - the preparation and supply of a single unit of
issue of a product for the use of one patient
manufacturing Answer - the production of a batch of a product, resulting in a
number of units for multiple patients
when should you compound? (3) Answer - 1. no commercial product available
2. correct ingredients are available 3. correct equipment is available
wool fat Answer - anhydrous lanolin
hard paraffin Answer - paraffin wax
white soft paraffin Answer - white petroleum jelly
theobroma oil Answer - cocoa butter
, coal tar solution Answer - L.P.C. or liq. pic. carb.
ethanol (alcohol) Answer - S.V.R.
capacity Answer - maximum weight/volume that can be held
sensitivity Answer - smallest weight that will give a perceptible change
precision Answer - the ability to reproduce a result
accuracy Answer - the closeness to the truth
minimum weighable quantity = Answer - MWQ= sensitivity/error
General rule: never weigh less than.... Answer - 100mg
communation Answer - reduce particle size manually
trituration Answer - reduction to powder through grinding and friction
pulverisation by intervention Answer - uses a volatile solvent to reduce particle
size
levigation Answer - uses a small amount of liquid that the solid is not soluble in
geometric dilution Answer - "doubling up"; ensures even distribution; add,
triturate, repeat
