MEDICATION AIDE EXAMINATION TEST 2026
FULL SOLVED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Inhalant. Answer: medication forcefully pushed into the lungs via
compressed air such as a metered dose inhaler or a disc device.
◉ liniment. Answer: a medication mixed with oil, alcohol, or water
and used on the skin.
◉ Lotion. Answer: A medication dissolved in liquid for applying to
the skin.
◉ Lozenge. Answer: small, solid, round or oval, flavored, and/or
sweet base that holds medication and releases it s the base melts in
the mouth.
◉ ointment. Answer: a semisolid substance for application of
medication to the skin or eye where it is absorbed.
◉ Paste. Answer: a semisolid substance thicker and stiffer than an
ointment, containing medications. it is not absorbed as readily as an
ointment. The medication may be absorbed from the paste while a
portion of the paste remains on the skin.
, ◉ Patch. Answer: medication encased in a round, square, or oval disc
hat is stuck t the skin, allowing the medication to be absorbed slowly
and regularly from the disc into the blood stream through the skin.
◉ Pill. Answer: medication in a powder form that is mixed in a
bonding material and forced into round, oval, and/or flat shapes for
ease of swallowing.
◉ Powder. Answer: A fine ground form of the medication that may
be used for medications to ve swallowed.
◉ Solution. Answer: liquid containing dissolved medication
◉ Suppository. Answer: medication mixed in a gelatin or other soft
material and shaped like a cone for ease of insertion into the rectum,
vagina, or urethra. The gelatin slowly dissolves due to body heat and
the medication is released.
◉ Suspension. Answer: a liquid holding un-dissolved particles of the
medication, The liquid must be shaken before giving, which allows
the particles to be evenly distributed throughout the liquid. Shaking
allows for accurate dosing.
◉ Syrup. Answer: liquid medications are dissolved in a sugar water
to disguise the taste.
FULL SOLVED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Inhalant. Answer: medication forcefully pushed into the lungs via
compressed air such as a metered dose inhaler or a disc device.
◉ liniment. Answer: a medication mixed with oil, alcohol, or water
and used on the skin.
◉ Lotion. Answer: A medication dissolved in liquid for applying to
the skin.
◉ Lozenge. Answer: small, solid, round or oval, flavored, and/or
sweet base that holds medication and releases it s the base melts in
the mouth.
◉ ointment. Answer: a semisolid substance for application of
medication to the skin or eye where it is absorbed.
◉ Paste. Answer: a semisolid substance thicker and stiffer than an
ointment, containing medications. it is not absorbed as readily as an
ointment. The medication may be absorbed from the paste while a
portion of the paste remains on the skin.
, ◉ Patch. Answer: medication encased in a round, square, or oval disc
hat is stuck t the skin, allowing the medication to be absorbed slowly
and regularly from the disc into the blood stream through the skin.
◉ Pill. Answer: medication in a powder form that is mixed in a
bonding material and forced into round, oval, and/or flat shapes for
ease of swallowing.
◉ Powder. Answer: A fine ground form of the medication that may
be used for medications to ve swallowed.
◉ Solution. Answer: liquid containing dissolved medication
◉ Suppository. Answer: medication mixed in a gelatin or other soft
material and shaped like a cone for ease of insertion into the rectum,
vagina, or urethra. The gelatin slowly dissolves due to body heat and
the medication is released.
◉ Suspension. Answer: a liquid holding un-dissolved particles of the
medication, The liquid must be shaken before giving, which allows
the particles to be evenly distributed throughout the liquid. Shaking
allows for accurate dosing.
◉ Syrup. Answer: liquid medications are dissolved in a sugar water
to disguise the taste.
