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Process in which powder particles are made to aggregate to larger particles called granules.
Pharmaceutics Pharmacist Competitive Exams
Q. Process in which powder particles are made to aggregate to larger particles called granules.
Ans → granulation
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Q. The process of separating the lighter particles of a powder from the heavier ones by means of an up- ward-directed stream of fluid (gas or liquid).
Ans → elutriation
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Q. Technological process, which consists of mixing or inclusion of the therapeutic substance with an excipient or their mixtures,
Ans → embedding
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Q. Process of enclosing a drug in a (micro or nano) particle (capsule, liposome, polymer).
Ans → encapsulation
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Q. Non-fluid colloidal network or polymer network that is expanded throughout its whole volume by a fluid.
Ans → gel
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Q. Solutions (aqueous or oily), emulsions, or suspensions for rectal administration of medicaments for cleansing, diagnostic, or therapeutic purposes.
Ans → enemas
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Q. Used on tablets, granules, pellets, and capsules to make them resistant to gastric fluids but designed to disintegrate, disrupt, or dissolve when the preparation enters the duodenum.
Ans → enteric coating
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Q. Use of products containing genetic material (e.g., pDNA, antisense DNA, si RNA) to treat a disease or condition, or to modify or manipulate the expression of genetic material or to alter the biological properties of living cells.
Ans → gene therapy
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Q. Summary of operations carried out to convert a pharmacologically active compound into a dosage form suitable for administration.
Ans → formulation
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Q. Powder particles, which have been aggregated to form larger irregular particles, usually of 0.5–2 mm diameter.
Ans → granules
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Q. The Process of contact and adhesion whereby particles in dispersion form larger-size clusters.
Ans → flocculation
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Q. Process in which powder particles are made to aggregate to larger particles called granules.
Ans → granulation
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Q. An aqueous solution used for the prevention and treatment of mouth and throat infections.
Ans → gargle
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Q. Pace at which a drug along with the stomach content leaves and enters the duodenum.
Ans → gastric emptying rate
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Q. Time required for the concentration of a reactant in a given reaction to reach a value that is the arith- metic mean of its initial and final (equilibrium) values.
Ans → half life
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Q. Crystalline form of a compound in which water molecules are part of the crystal structure.
Ans → hydrate
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Q. Crystalline form of a compound in which one or more solvent molecules are part of the crystal strucure.
Ans → solvate
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Q. FIGLU (formimino glutamic acid) is excreted in urine in the deficiency of vitamin
Ans → Folic acid
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Q. When particles move to a lower area of concentration from a high area of concentration.
Ans → diffusion
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Q. Pace at which a drug along with the stomach content leaves and enters the duodenum.
Ans → gastric emptying rate
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Q. Fourth stage of disease, during which the number of pathogens present in the host decreases, along with signs and symptoms of disease
Ans → period of decline
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Q. The immunity produced by injecting a preparation containing ready-made antibodies is called ______.
Ans → Artificial acquired passive immunity
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Q. A very strong attraction between two or more atoms that are sharing their electrons.
Ans → Covalent Bond
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Q. Reversal of coagulation or flocculation, i.e., the dispersion of aggregates to form a stable colloidal suspension or emulsion.
Ans → deflocculation
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Q. Surfactant (or a mixture containing one or more surfactants) having cleaning properties in dilute solutions
Ans → detergent
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Q. A a stain that produces colour around the structure of interest while not coloring the structure itself
Ans → negative stain
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Q. Electronegativity is a measure of the attraction an atom has for electrons.
Ans → Electronegativity
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Q. Pace at which a drug along with the stomach content leaves and enters the duodenum.
Ans → gastric emptying rate
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Q. Used on tablets, granules, pellets, and capsules to make them resistant to gastric fluids but designed to disintegrate, disrupt, or dissolve when the preparation enters the duodenum.
Ans → enteric coating
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Q. A polypeptide composed of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds.
Ans → Proteins
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Q. a substance that, when added to a reaction mixture, changes (speeds up) the rate of attainment of equilibrum in the system without itself undergoing a permanent chemical change.
Ans → catalyst
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Q. Different crystalline form of a solvated compound that differ in the identity and/or the stoichiometry of the solvating molecule.
Ans → pseudopolymorph
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Q. Cytokines largely produced by immune system cells that help coordinate efforts against invading pathogens
Ans → interleukins
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Q. Process by which food is rendered free from pathogenic, toxigenic, and spoilage organisms.
Ans → appertization
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Q. A Solid spherical particles of micron-size range, used as matrix dosage forms.
Ans → microsphere
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Q. Additives making a substance soluble or more soluble, especially in water.
Ans → solubilizing agents
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Q. Name the class of antibacterials that inhibit cell wall synthesis by binding to peptidoglycan subunits and blocking their insertion into the cell wall backbone.
Ans → glycopeptides
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Q. A form of microbial control using heat that is applied to foods; kills pathogens and reduces the number of spoilage-causing microbes while maintaining food quality
Ans → pasteurization
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Q. Fungal disease caused by the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum
Ans → histoplasmosis
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Q. The most commonly employed technique for separation of plasma proteins
Ans → Electrophoresis
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Q. Name the sialic acid, mostly found in the structure of glycoproteins and glycolipids
Ans → N- Acetylneuraminic acid
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Q. Greasy, semi-solid preparation for external application, often anhydrous, containing dissolved or dispersed medicaments.
Ans → ointment
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Q. the energy required to break a particular bond by a homolytic process.
Ans → bond energy
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