TMA EXAM STUDY GUIDE
5 rights of medication administration - Answers :Right patient, right drug, right dose,
right route, and right time
Over the Counter (OTC) - Answers :Drugs that can be obtained without prescription
prescription drug - Answers :Legend drug
Tablet/pill - Answers :Small disc of meds and cohesive substance holding it together
Scored Medication - Answers :medication that can be split into half or forths
Coated tablet - Answers :A coated tablet easier for swallowing
Capsule - Answers :Gelatin container to hold a form of drug
Capseal/gelcap - Answers :Like a capsule that cannot be pulled apart
Spansule - Answers :Time-release drug capsule, which dissolves more slowly to
provide an effect over a long period.
(Do not crush)
Enteric coated tablet - Answers :Passes through the stomach and is absorbed in the
small intestines
Solution - Answers :1+ drugs dissolved in a solvent; like water
Syrup - Answers :sweetened preparation of a drug in water (has sugar)
Lozenge (troche) - Answers :medication that is dissolved in the mouth
Elixer - Answers :sweeten alcohol preparation of drugs (has sugar and alcohol)
Emulsion - Answers :Mixtures of oil and water (must shake first)
Suspension (mixture) - Answers :drugs in the form of tiny particles suspended in a liquid
Buccal - Answers :oral medication given in the cheek at the back of the lower jaw
Sublingual - Answers :oral medication that is placed under the tongue
Topicals - Answers :Transdermal/local
lotion/cream - Answers :topical; suspended preparation for use of skin treatment
5 rights of medication administration - Answers :Right patient, right drug, right dose,
right route, and right time
Over the Counter (OTC) - Answers :Drugs that can be obtained without prescription
prescription drug - Answers :Legend drug
Tablet/pill - Answers :Small disc of meds and cohesive substance holding it together
Scored Medication - Answers :medication that can be split into half or forths
Coated tablet - Answers :A coated tablet easier for swallowing
Capsule - Answers :Gelatin container to hold a form of drug
Capseal/gelcap - Answers :Like a capsule that cannot be pulled apart
Spansule - Answers :Time-release drug capsule, which dissolves more slowly to
provide an effect over a long period.
(Do not crush)
Enteric coated tablet - Answers :Passes through the stomach and is absorbed in the
small intestines
Solution - Answers :1+ drugs dissolved in a solvent; like water
Syrup - Answers :sweetened preparation of a drug in water (has sugar)
Lozenge (troche) - Answers :medication that is dissolved in the mouth
Elixer - Answers :sweeten alcohol preparation of drugs (has sugar and alcohol)
Emulsion - Answers :Mixtures of oil and water (must shake first)
Suspension (mixture) - Answers :drugs in the form of tiny particles suspended in a liquid
Buccal - Answers :oral medication given in the cheek at the back of the lower jaw
Sublingual - Answers :oral medication that is placed under the tongue
Topicals - Answers :Transdermal/local
lotion/cream - Answers :topical; suspended preparation for use of skin treatment
