Types of drug preparation

Answer 1

you can get three differant types of drugs, these types consist of medicines, recreaional and ... (can't rememba soz).

Medicines are drugs that help people suffering from pain or disease.

Recreational drugs are taken for pleasure.

Some recreational drugs are legal, such as tobacco, alcohol and caffeine. Most other recreational drugs are illegal, such as cannabis, ecstasy and heroin.

• cokaine (in other words coke (not the drink ))
• nikotein(also knows as ciggaretes)
• ecstasy
• amphetamines
• caffein(found in coffee, tea and cola)
• alcohol(found in any alcoholic drinks)

all of the above are differant drugs.

hope this information is usefull and thank you for using wikianswers.

xxx

Answer 2

TYPES OF DRUG PREPARATION1) Aerosol spray or foam - a liquid, powder or foam deposited in a thin layer on the skin by air pressure.

2) Aqueous solution - one or more drugs dissolved in water

3) Aqueous suspension - one or more drugs finely divided in a liquid such as water

4) Caplet - a solid form, shaped like a capsule, coated and easily swallowed

5) Capsule - a gelatinous container to hold a drug in powder, liquid or oil form

6) Cream - a non-greasy, semisolid preparation used on the skin

7) Elixir - a sweetened and aromatic solution of alcohol used as a vehicle for medicinal agents

8) Extract - a concentrated form of a drug made from vegetables or animals

9) Gel or jelly - A clear or translucent semisolid that liquefies when applied to the skin

10) Liniment - a medication mixed with alcohol, oil or soapy emollient and applied to the skin

11) Lotion - a medication in a liquid suspension applied to the skin

12) Lozenge (troche) - a flat, round or oval preparation that dissolves and releases a drug when held in the mouth.

13) Ointment (salve, unction) - a semisolid preparation of one or more drugs used for application to the skin and mucous membrane

14) Paste - a preparation like an ointment, but thicker and stiff, that penetrates skin less than an ointment

15) Pill - one or more drugs mixed with a cohesive material, in oval, round or flattened shapes

16) Powder - a finely ground drug or drugs; some are used internally, others externally

17) Suppository - one or several drugs mixed with a firm base such as Gelatin and shaped for insertion into the body (e.g. the rectum); the base dissolves gradually at body temperature, releasing the drug

18) Syrup - an aqueous solution of sugar often used to disguise unpleasant tasting drugs

19) Tablet - a powdered drug compressed into a small hard disc, some are readily broken along a scored line, others are enteric coated to prevent them from dissolving in the stomach

20) Tincture - an alcoholic or water-and-alcohol solution prepared from drugs derived from plants

21) Transdermal patch - a semi-permeable membrane shaped in the form of a disc or patch that contains a drug to be absorbed through the skin over a long period of time

Posted by Chief Nurse