Fill in the Blank Exercise 9.05

Two examples of a semisolid include___ (primarily water-based [50%] with oil; easier to absorb) and ____(primarily oil-based [80%]; abbreviated as ung.; not easily absorbed; better at protecting and preventing water loss).

creams, ointments

A solution that is prepared as a sweetened alcohol solution is called a(n) .

elixir

An example of a liquid drug form is a(n) ___ which is a mixture of two liquids whereby the droplets of one liquid are suspended throughout the other.

emulsion

The most common route of administration for the operating room is

intravenous

It is called ____when you add liquid to a powder for administration.

reconstitution

The ____of administration is determined by the ____ that a drug is available.

route, form

A powder is considered a ___ form of a drug.

solid

A solute which is dissolved within a solvent is called a(n) .

solution

A second example of a liquid drug form is a(n) ____ which has solid particles suspended in a liquid.

suspension

A solution that is prepared as a sweetened water solution is called a(n) .

syrup