Medication Aide 2025 Texas Exam with accurate ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
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PRN - correct answer✔✔as needed, whenever necessary
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MAR - correct answer✔✔Medication Administration Records
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CSA - correct answer✔✔Controlled Substances Act of 1970
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ADME - correct answer✔✔absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
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After drug is administered it goes thru how many stages - correct answer✔✔4
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Aersols - correct answer✔✔Fine spray or mist (Nebulizer)
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Drops - correct answer✔✔a very small amount of liquid, given by dropper.
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Elixir - correct answer✔✔Clear, flavored contains alcohol
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Spray - correct answer✔✔a liquid pushed through the air in tiny drops; may be sprayed into
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the nose
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Solution - correct answer✔✔Solid, liquid, gas dissolved in a liquid ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
,Suspension - correct answer✔✔Liquid mixture containing drug particles that are NOT ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
completely dissolved must be shaken or stirred ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Syrup - correct answer✔✔a medication in a solution of sugar (or other sweetener) and water
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Tincture - correct answer✔✔an extract, usually of a plant material, dissolved in alcohol.
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Tablets - correct answer✔✔Formed by being pressed, scored in the middle
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Enteric- Coated tablets - correct answer✔✔Covered in film to protect it from stomach acid.
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Meant to pass THRU the stomach. Should NEVER BE CRUSHED OR BROKEN
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Film- Coated tablets - correct answer✔✔Coated with a thin film to mask an undesirable taste
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for easier swallowing
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Caplets - correct answer✔✔Are oblong or oval, smoother finish making them easy to
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swallow
Chewable tablets - correct answer✔✔Designed to be chewed before swallowing ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Oral disintegrating tablets - correct answer✔✔Dissolve in the mouth and DO NOT NEED TO
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BE CHEWS OR TAKEN WITH WATER
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Sublingual (SL) tablets - correct answer✔✔Placed under the tongue ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Buccal tablets - correct answer✔✔Designed to pass by digestive system, absorb thru the
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lining of the mouth for RAPID drug release. (Cheek)
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, Effervescent tablets - correct answer✔✔Release bubbles of carbon dioxide gas when ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
dropped in water. ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Capsules - correct answer✔✔Are made of a hard or soft gelatin that breaks a apart or
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dissolves in the stomach ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Lozenges - correct answer✔✔Similar in texture to hard candy, release when dissolved in the
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mouth
Troches - correct answer✔✔Related to lozenges may have hard or gummy consistency
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Controlled release (CR), (sustained release, extended release or long acting) - correct
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answer✔✔Products are designed for continuous release of a drug over time ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Semisolid medications - correct answer✔✔May be soft and squishy
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Topical - correct answer✔✔Drugs that are applied to a body surface
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Ointments - correct answer✔✔Are fairly THICK and greasy ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Creams - correct answer✔✔Are thinner contain soothing or moisturizing ingredients
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Lotions - correct answer✔✔Are thinner creams
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Pastes - correct answer✔✔Are THICK and STIFF, non greasy
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Suppositories - correct answer✔✔Drug mixed with a waxy substance then pressed in a small ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
round cone shape (rectal, vaginal)
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detailed solutions ||//\\||
PRN - correct answer✔✔as needed, whenever necessary
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MAR - correct answer✔✔Medication Administration Records
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CSA - correct answer✔✔Controlled Substances Act of 1970
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ADME - correct answer✔✔absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
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After drug is administered it goes thru how many stages - correct answer✔✔4
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Aersols - correct answer✔✔Fine spray or mist (Nebulizer)
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Drops - correct answer✔✔a very small amount of liquid, given by dropper.
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Elixir - correct answer✔✔Clear, flavored contains alcohol
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Spray - correct answer✔✔a liquid pushed through the air in tiny drops; may be sprayed into
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the nose
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Solution - correct answer✔✔Solid, liquid, gas dissolved in a liquid ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
,Suspension - correct answer✔✔Liquid mixture containing drug particles that are NOT ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
completely dissolved must be shaken or stirred ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Syrup - correct answer✔✔a medication in a solution of sugar (or other sweetener) and water
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Tincture - correct answer✔✔an extract, usually of a plant material, dissolved in alcohol.
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Tablets - correct answer✔✔Formed by being pressed, scored in the middle
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Enteric- Coated tablets - correct answer✔✔Covered in film to protect it from stomach acid.
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Meant to pass THRU the stomach. Should NEVER BE CRUSHED OR BROKEN
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Film- Coated tablets - correct answer✔✔Coated with a thin film to mask an undesirable taste
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for easier swallowing
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Caplets - correct answer✔✔Are oblong or oval, smoother finish making them easy to
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swallow
Chewable tablets - correct answer✔✔Designed to be chewed before swallowing ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Oral disintegrating tablets - correct answer✔✔Dissolve in the mouth and DO NOT NEED TO
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BE CHEWS OR TAKEN WITH WATER
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Sublingual (SL) tablets - correct answer✔✔Placed under the tongue ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Buccal tablets - correct answer✔✔Designed to pass by digestive system, absorb thru the
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lining of the mouth for RAPID drug release. (Cheek)
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, Effervescent tablets - correct answer✔✔Release bubbles of carbon dioxide gas when ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
dropped in water. ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Capsules - correct answer✔✔Are made of a hard or soft gelatin that breaks a apart or
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dissolves in the stomach ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Lozenges - correct answer✔✔Similar in texture to hard candy, release when dissolved in the
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mouth
Troches - correct answer✔✔Related to lozenges may have hard or gummy consistency
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Controlled release (CR), (sustained release, extended release or long acting) - correct
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answer✔✔Products are designed for continuous release of a drug over time ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Semisolid medications - correct answer✔✔May be soft and squishy
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Topical - correct answer✔✔Drugs that are applied to a body surface
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Ointments - correct answer✔✔Are fairly THICK and greasy ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Creams - correct answer✔✔Are thinner contain soothing or moisturizing ingredients
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Lotions - correct answer✔✔Are thinner creams
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Pastes - correct answer✔✔Are THICK and STIFF, non greasy
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Suppositories - correct answer✔✔Drug mixed with a waxy substance then pressed in a small ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
round cone shape (rectal, vaginal)
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