PTCB Compounding
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PTCB Compounding
- act of reducing a substance to small, fine particles
Answer: comminution
- to scatter or incorporate the particles of one substance into another
Answer: dispense
- the act of dissolving a substance into a liquid
Answer: dissolution
- a sweetened hydroalcoholic solution which may contain an active ingredient or serve as a
vehicle for another medication; binder/filler to mask the actual taste of the medication
Answer: Elixir
- A mixture of two liquids that are not soluble in each other. when shaken, one phase will form
globules in the other.
Answer: Emulsions
- inert substances added to another substances in order to attain suitable consistency, shape or
form (tablets fillers and binders
Answer: excipients
- used to combine one drug with another in a mortar and pestle. place the smaller amount,
usually the active ingredients into mortar then add the same amount of the next ingredient
Answer: geometric dilution
- a water loving substance
Answer: hydrophilic
- water hating or oil loving substance
Answer: hydrophobic
- using a spatula to mix, smooth, or dispense a solid, semisolid, or liquid into an ointment
base
Answer: levigation
- a semisolid dosage with a petroleum or fatty bee meant for topical application
Answer: ointment
- substances added that are intended to maintain sterility by killing or inhibiting growth of
bacteria or other organism
Answer: preservatives
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