Flashcard: Pharmaceutical Formulation and Dosage Forms — 20 carte

Pharmaceutical form — definition?

Association of active principles and excipients for administration.

Active principle — role?

Provides the therapeutic effect of the medication.

Excipients — purpose?

Provide consistency, taste, color, and aid formulation.

Solid, liquid, semi-solid — classification?

Main categories of pharmaceutical forms.

Powders — form?

Fine, dry particles containing active principles.

Capsules — type?

Enclosed preparations, hard or soft, containing drugs.

Tablets — formation?

Compressed particles with active principles and excipients.

Effervescent tablets — feature?

Dissolve rapidly in water, releasing CO₂.

Gastro-resistant tablets — coating?

Resist stomach acid, release in intestines.

Syrups — composition?

Sugary liquid with dissolved active principles.

Suspensions — characteristic?

Dispersions of insoluble particles needing shaking.

Emulsions — mixture?

Two immiscible liquids with surfactant.

Injectable solutions — form?

Sterile liquids for parenteral administration.

Semi-solid forms — examples?

Ointments, creams, gels, pastes.

Excipients with notable effects — examples?

Lactose, peanut oil; can cause allergies.

Active principles vs excipients — difference?

APs are pharmacologically active; excipients are inert carriers.

Storage conditions — key?

Temperature, light, humidity control.

Preparation — process?

Mixing, compression, coating, sterilization.

Special tablets — purpose?

Targeted release, rapid dissolution, or specific routes.

Formulation — definition?

Combining active principles and excipients into a final form.