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Pharmaceutical Terminology: Doungkamol Leaokittikul, PHD
Pharmaceutical Terminology: Doungkamol Leaokittikul, PHD
Pharmaceutical Terminology: Doungkamol Leaokittikul, PHD
Terminology
Rx Peppermint oil 2 mL
Purified water 100 mL
Talcum 15 g
Use: Carminative
Rx
Mineral oil 500 mL
Acacia (finely powder) 125 g
Syrup 100 g
Vanillin 40 mg
Alcohol 60 mL
Purified water to make 100 mL
• Use: lubricating cathartic
• Dose: 30 mL
• implants = small, sterile, solid dosage
forms containing concentrated drug for
implantation in the body where they
continuously release their medication
over prolonged periods.
Calamine 80 g
Zinc oxide 80 g
Glycerin 20 mL
Bentonite magma 250 mL
Calcium hydroxide sol. qs. to 1000 mL
• antibacterial
= an agent that destroys or suppresses
growth or reproduction of bacteria,
e.g. penicillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin
antiseptic = a substance that inhibits the
growth and development of
microorganisms but does not necessarily
kill them, e.g. iodine (in iodine tincture)