The document discusses various forms of medication including capsules, which contain powder or gel drugs encased in a soluble casing; tablets, which are solid drugs compressed into a particular shape; and syrups, which are drugs dissolved in a water and sugar solution. Other forms are caplets, emulsions, enteric coated tablets, lotions, ointments, pastes, patches, pills, powders, plasters, suppositories, spirits, tinctures, and aqueous solutions. Each serves a different purpose in how a drug is administered or absorbed by the body.

1. FORMS OF
MEDICATION
By,
Ms. Ekta S Patel

2. Aqueous solution
• One or more drug dissolve in water.

3. Capsule:
• Powder or gel form of drug encased in a hard or soft outer
casing that dissolves in the stomach or powders drugs or
liquids within gelatin container.

4. Caplet
• Tablet coated with gelatin that gets dissolve in stomach.

5. Emulsion:
• Drug in which one liquid is spread by means of small
droplet over another liquid of fat globules in water or water
globules in fat.

6. Enteric coated tablet
• Tablet coated with substance that block absorption of drug,
until it reaches to small intestine.

7. Lotion:
• Drugs in liquid suspension intended for external use.

8. Ointment:
• Semisolid preparation of drug that applied and absorb by
skin.

9. Paste:
• Semisolid form of drug, thick or stiff than ointment that is
applied to and absorb by skin. But penetrates the skin less
than ointment.

10. Patch:
• Drug encased in a manufactured material that allows
continuous drug absorption through skin at steady rate.

11. Pill:
• Drug in powder form mixed in a cohesive material. These
are single dose unit made by mixing powdered drug with
liquid such as syrup and rolling the mixture intro round or
oval shape.

12. POWDER
• A finely ground form of a drug.
• Some are used internally and some are used externally.

13. Plaster
• Solid preparation used as a counter-irritants or as a
adhesive externally.

14. Suppository
• A drug or several drug mixed in firm base such as
glycerinate gelatin and shaped for insert into body cavities
such as rectum, vagina or urethra.
• The base melt easily and slowly at body temperature and
release drug.

16. Syrup
• Drug dissolve in a solution containing water and sugar,
often used to disguise unpleasant taste of drugs and
smoothen the irritated membrane .

17. Spirit
• Concentrated alcoholic solution of volatile substance.

18. Tablet
• A solid drug is compressed or molded into a particular
shape and ,may be swallow whole, chewed or place under
the tongue depending upon purpose.

19. Tincture
• Alcoholic or hydrochloric solution prepared from drugs
derived from plants.

21. A solid drug is compressed or molded into a particular
shape and ,may be swallow whole, chewed or place under
the tongue depending upon purpose.
It is known as?
1. Capsule
2. Caplet
3. Tablet
4. Syrup

22. Concentrated alcoholic solution of volatile substance.
Known as????
1. Syrup
2. Spirit
3. Tincture
4. Aqueous solution

23. Drug dissolve in a solution containing water and sugar,
often used to disguise unpleasant taste of drugs and
smoothen the irritated membrane .
Known as????
1. Syrup
2. Spirit
3. Tincture
4. Aqueous solution

24. Powder or gel form of drug encased in a hard or soft outer
casing that dissolves in the stomach or powders drugs or
liquids within gelatin container.
Known as ???
1. Capsule
2. Caplet
3. Tablet
4. Syrup

25. A drug or several drug mixed in firm base such as
glycerinate gelatin and shaped for insert into body cavities
such as rectum, vagina or urethra.
Known as ???
1. Emulsion
2. Suspension
3. Ointment
4. Suppository