Pharmacology EDGT Chapter 4: Questions and answers. VERIFIED/[LATEST EXAM UPDATES]

Pharmacology EDGT Chapter 4: Questions and answers. VERIFIED/ Oral Preparations - 1. Solid Preparations 2. Liquid Preparations 3. Related Preparations 4. Practice Items Elixir - A clear liquid containing water, alcohol, sweetners, and flavors. Used to mask the taste of drugs. Must be used with caution in patients with a history of alcohol abuse. Troche - A flattened disk that is held in the mouth until it dissolves. Solution - A mixture of one or more drugs dissolved in water. Usually unpalatable and needs to be diluted with water or followed by additional water or other fluids Emulsion - A mixture of two liquids that are not soluble - usually oil and water. When shaken, the oil disperses throughout the water Oil - A viscous, greasy substance that is insoluble in water. May be a drug itself or used as a vehicle for other drugs. Tablet - Made of compressed powder or granulated drug. Disintegrates rapidly in the stomach. Frequently scored to facilitate its division into smaller doses. Magma - A viscous precipitate of drug particles in water. The mixture tends to separate when left standing and must be shaken before being administered Capsule - Powdered drug in a small gelatin cover. Dissolves more quickly than tablets in the gastric secretions of the stomach. Which of the following liquid preparations needs to be shaken before being poured? - Suspension From the oral preparations listed below, which one would be most quickly absorbed from the stomach into the blood? - Solution Which oral preparation is designed to be absorbed from the intestine rather than from the stomach? - enteric-coated tablet If a patient had chronic alcoholism, which of the following medications would be contraindicated? - Tinctures The "8 rights" are: - The right dru