2023-04-26T05:13:24+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true <p>dermis </p>, <p>eccrine </p>, <p>apocrine</p>, <p>lotion, liniment </p>, <p>cream, gel, ointment, paste</p>, <p>b</p>, <p>low-medium; unbroken</p>, <p>b</p>, <p>ointments</p>, <p>dry; moist </p>, <p>absorption bases </p>, <p>c</p>, <p>preservative </p>, <p>pastes; ointments </p>, <p>gels</p>, <p>colloid </p>, <p>f; very stable</p>, <p>hydrogel</p>, <p>pseudoplastic gel</p> flashcards
Topical Dosage forms

Topical Dosage forms

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  • dermis

    The microcirculation is entirely located in the ______.

  • eccrine

    -sweat glands on the surface of the skin

  • apocrine

    -sweat glands associated with hair follicles

  • lotion, liniment

    What are the liquid dosages forms? (2)

  • cream, gel, ointment, paste

    What are the semisolid dosage forms? (4)

  • b

    Creams are _______ formulations.

    a) w/o

    b) o/w

  • low-medium; unbroken

    Lotions are a ________ viscosity topical preparation intended for application to ______ skin.

  • b

    Most lotions are _______ formulations.

    a) w/o

    b) o/w

  • ointments

    -hydrocarbon-based semisolids containing dissolved or suspended drugs.

  • dry; moist

    Ointments are good preparations to apply to _____ lesions, but not ______.

  • absorption bases

    -conventional ointments that contain w/o emulsifiers in appreciable quantity.

  • c

    Which ointment base is used to incorporate water-soluble drugs?

    a) petrolatum

    b) white petrolatum

    c) absorption base

  • preservative

    If an ointment contains water, a _______ will be required.

  • pastes; ointments

    _______ are less greasy than ______.

  • gels

    solutions or colloidal systems in which a liquid phase (internal phase) is trapped within an interlocking in three-dimensional polymeric matrix (external phase) of a natural or synthetic gum.

  • colloid

    -a mixture in which the internal phase consists of microscopically dispersed immiscible liquid or insoluble solid particles throughout the external phase.

  • f; very stable

    Colloids require an emulsifier. T/F?

  • hydrogel

    -gels that can absorb a considerable mass of aqueous fluid

  • pseudoplastic gel

    -majority of pharmaceutical gels; shear-thinning system.