Pharmaceutics FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

Pharmaceutics FINAL EXAM || || ||




QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS || || ||




Pharmaceutics - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔The discipline || || || ||



that deals with the process of turning a drug substance
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into a medication for safe and effective use
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The science and technology of dosage form design
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Pharmaceutics is the study of - CORRECT || || || || || || ||



ANSWER(S)✔✔The physical, chemical and biological || || || || ||



properties which influence the stability and effectiveness
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of drug products and which should be considered for
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their formulation and manufacture
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The dosage form contains - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔The active pharmaceutical ingredient || || || ||



(API) and a non-drug component
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Excipient - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔The non-drug
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component


Excipient functions - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Solubilize
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Suspend
Thicken

,Dilute
Emulsify
Stabilize
Preserve
Color
Flavor


Patients don't take _______, they take _______ - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔Drugs, dosage forms || ||




Dosage form - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔A dosage unit
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that facilitates administration of a drug by the
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appropriate route of administration || || ||




A dosage form is a drug formulation and is a drug
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delivery system ||




Solid dosage forms - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Powder,
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granule, capsule, tablet, lozenge
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Semisolid dosage forms - CORRECT|| || || || ||



ANSWER(S)✔✔Ointment, paste, cream, gel, lotion, || || || || ||



suppositories

, Liquid dosage forms - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔Solution, suspension, emulsion || ||




Quantity of the drug - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Drugs
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are administered in milligram or microgram quantities
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Drug delivery system - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Get the
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drug to the site of action
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Modified release dosage forms - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔Immediate release (IR) || ||




Sustained release (SR) || ||




Controlled release (CR) || ||




Compressed tablets - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔All || || || || ||



ingredients in a single layer || || || ||




Multi-compressed tablets - CORRECT || || || ||



ANSWER(S)✔✔Contain separate layers of drug for || || || || || ||



various reasons ||




(Incompatibility, IR and ER in same tablet, ex: Mucinex) || || || || || || || ||