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are pharmaceutical drug products in the form in which they are marketed for use, with a specific mixture of active ingredients and inactive components (known as excipients) in a particular configuration (such as tablet or capsule) and apportioned into a particular dose. These dosage forms vary in the application. It can be given orally or parenterally and available as solid, semisolid, liquid or sterile dosage forms.
Dosage forms
determined by the drug’s intended use in treating a disease.
Therapeutic classification
generally supplied as finely divided powder or as effervescent granules. The finely divided powders are intended to be suspended or dissolved in water or mixed with soft food prior administration
Oral Powders
- for solution in water releases carbon dioxide which makes for the taste of salty or bitter medication
Effervescent powder
may be prepared in the form of bulk powder generally containing soap or detergent, mild abrasive and anticaries effect.
Dentifrices
soluble powders intended to be dissolved in water prior to use as antiseptic or cleaning agent for a body cavity. They are most commonly intended for vaginal use.
Douche Powders
They are applied locally to various parts of the body as adsorbents, antiseptics, antipruritic, astringents and antiperspirants.
Dusting powder
finely divided powders introduced into the body cavities such as the ears, nose, throat, tooth sockets, and vagina with the use of insufflator (powder blower).
Insufflations
- are dosage forms in which unit doses of powder, semisolid, or liquid drugs are enclosed in a hard or soft, water- soluble container or shell of gelatin.
Capsules -
These are solid dosage forms containing drug substance with or without suitable diluents and are prepared either by compression or molding method.
Tablets
tablet coated with a colored or uncolored sugar layer
Sugar Coated tablet (SCT)
– tablets coated with a thin layer of polymer capable of forming a skin like film.
Film-coated Tablet (FCT)
is designed to pass unchanged through the stomach to the intestines, where it disintegrates, dissolves & absorbs.
Enteric-coated Tablet (ECT)
made by more than one compression cycle. They are usually prepared to separate physically or
Multiple Compressed Tablet (MCT)
made by more than one compression cycle. They are usually prepared to separate physically or chemically incompatible ingredients or to produce repeat or prolong action of drug.
Multiple Compressed Tablet (MCT)
is designed to release the drug's active ingredient gradually over the day
Controlled-release Tablet (CRT)
– gelcap, a capsule shaped compressed tablet that allows the coated product to be about one-third smaller than a capsule filled with an equivalent amount of powder
Gelatin-coated tablet –
are designed to disintegrate and release their medication with no special rate controlling features such as special coating and techniques
Immediate release tablet
are very soft, and soluble and are designed for rapid dissolution
Molded Tablet
small, cylindrical tablets containing small amounts of potent drugs
Tablet triturates
