The common forms of drugs

The Ministry of Public Health of Uzbekistan The Tashkent Pharmaceutical Institute Theme : THE COMMON FORMS OF DRUGS Done by: senior teacher U. M. Yunusova Tashkent-2012 THE COMMON FORMS OF DRUGS Plan: 1. SOLID MEDICINAL FORMS 2. SEMISOLID MEDICINAL FORMS 3. LIQUID MEDICINAL FORMS SOLID FORMS OF DRUGS A lot of drugs manufactured by pharmaceutical industry in a solid state greatly differ in shape, size and colour. They are powders, granules, tablets, lozenges, globules, capsules and pills. A powder is a finely ground or comminuted mass of free particles formed from a solid substance in the dry state (head-ache powders, powder of ascorbic acid etc.) A tablet is a compressed solid mass of medicated material usually in the shape of a disk or flat square. A large medicated or sweetened round-shaped tablet is called a lozenge. A capsule is a small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous container with a dose of medicine inside. Capsules may be of different forms, size and colour. A pill is a medicinal substance put up in a pellet, convenient for swallowing whole. Solid medicinal forms are mainly administered internally. SEMISOLID MEDICINAL FORMS Semisolid medicinal preparations usually having fatty material as petrolatum, lard, wool fat as a base differ in shapes, consistency and methods of application. They are ointments, salves, liniments, suppositories and plasters. An ointment is an unctuous preparation of a soft consistence often mixed with some medicament used for application to the skin for medical purposes or as a cosmetic. A salve is a thick ...