Solid Dosage Forms Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• pill : a small round mass of solid medicine to be swallowed whole
• capsule : the therapeutic active ingredient granules are enclosed within a hard or soft soluble shell
• dentifrices : a paste or powder for cleaning the teeth
• tablet : compressed solid dosage form
• insufflation : the act of blowing something into a body cavity
• powder : fine, dry particles produced by the grinding, crushing, or disintegration of a solid substance
• snuff : form of smokeless tobacco meant to be inhaled through the nose
• orally : by means of or through the mouth
• communition : process of reducing particle size
• lozenges : taken for sore throats and dissolved slowly in the mouth
• granules : made up of agglomeration of smaller particles of powders
• troches : a small discoid-shaped lozenge that's placed under the tongue
• chewable : required to be broken and chewed in between the teeth before ingestion
• enteric coating :polymer barrier applied to oral medication that prevents its dissolution or disintegration in the gastric environment.
• suppository : roughly conical or cylindrical shape, designed to be inserted into the rectum or vagina to dissolve