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Dosage form comprising several elements (e.g., microspheres or coated pellets) dif- fering in the rate of drug release.
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Q. Dosage form comprising several elements (e.g., microspheres or coated pellets) dif- fering in the rate of drug release.
Ans → multi compartment formulation
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Q. Usually water or low-molecular-weight alcohols or compounds, used in topical applications and in wet granulation, for the production of tablets.
Ans → moistening agents
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Q. Dosage form comprising several elements (e.g., microspheres or coated pellets) dif- fering in the rate of drug release.
Ans → multi compartment formulation
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Q. Consists of several different layers that are compressed on top of each other, to form a single tablet composed of two or more layers.
Ans → multilayer tablet
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Q. Device that disperses liquids to aerosols for therapeutic use by inhalation through a mask.
Ans → nebulizer
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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. Kinetic model, where the whole body is thought of as a single compartment in which a substance is dis- tributed rapidly, achieving an equilibrium between blood and tissue immediately.
Ans → one-compartment model
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Q. Time required to achieve the minimum effective plasma concentration following administration of the dosage form.
Ans → onset of drug action
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Q. Process of agglomeration that converts fine powders or granules of bulk drugs and excipients into small, free-flowing, spherical, or semi-spherical units, referred to as pellets.
Ans → pelletization
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Q. Science of preparation of drugs, dosage forms, and drug delivery systems taking into account the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the drug as well as its physical and chemical properties.
Ans → pharmaceutics
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Q. Solid material that exists at least in two different molecular arrangements, i.e., distinctly different crystal species.
Ans → polymorph
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Q. Transition of a solid crystalline phase to another phase having the same chemical composition but a dif- ferent crystal structure.
Ans → polymorphic transition
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Q. Existence of two or more different crystal structures for the same compound.
Ans → polymorphism
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Q. Defined for powders used pharmaceutically, according to particle sizes.
Ans → powder grades
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Q. Dry solid material consisting of many, usually free flowing, fine particles.
Ans → powder
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Ans → Glutathione
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Q. The percent of dose entering the systemic circulation after administration of a given dosage form.
Ans → Bioavailability
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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. When a complex is formed between a metal ion and an a ligand in solution, the equilibrium may be expressed by a constant which is related to the free energy change for the process
Ans → stability constant
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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. Process that differentiates or separates solid particles according to their size using a meshed or perfo- rated device.
Ans → sieving
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Q. Antibody that is a monomer when functioning as a receptor on surface of B cells but a pentamer when secreted in response to specific pathogens;
Ans → IgM
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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. An aqueous solution used for the prevention and treatment of mouth and throat infections.
Ans → gargle
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Q. A hydrocarbon that can undergo addition reactions, meaning it contains a double or a triple bond.
Ans → Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
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Q. The bonds in protein structure that are not broken on denaturation.
Ans → Peptide bonds
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Q. Substance that acts as adhesives to bind together powders for making tablets (direct tableting) or granules (granulation) that are mainly used in tableting.
Ans → binder
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Q. Antihelminthic drug of the benzimidazole class that binds to helminthic β-tubulin, preventing microtubule formation
Ans → mebendazole
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Q. Kinetic model, where the whole body is thought of as a single compartment in which a substance is dis- tributed rapidly, achieving an equilibrium between blood and tissue immediately.
Ans → one-compartment model
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Q. The Schick test is done to detect the immunity or susceptibility to _______.
Ans → Diphtheria
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Q. The immunity which is produced by injecting a vaccine in the the body is termed as _______.
Ans → Artificial acquired active immunity
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Q. A bond where elections are equally shared between two atoms.
Ans → nonpolar covalent bond
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Q. Specific case of drug embedding in insoluble excipients (typically in a polymer) in order to achieve extended release.
Ans → matrix formulation
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Q. A type of strong oxidizing agent that causes free radical formation in cells; can be used as a disinfectant or antiseptic
Ans → peroxygen
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Q. The representation of a compound by two or more canonical structures in which the valence electrons are rearranged to give structures of similar probability.
Ans → resonance
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Q. Solid preparation that on contact with water breaks apart by the effect of gas evolution, resulting commonly from the reaction of hydrogen carbonate with citric or tartaric acid, in order to facilitate dissolution or dispersion of the active ingredient before ingestion.
Ans → effervescent tablet
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Q. Concentration of a drug that must be achieved in the plasma before any desired therapeutic or pharmacological effect can be obtained.
Ans → minimum effective plasma concentration
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Q. The successful colonization of a microorganism within a host is called as
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