Common Dosage Forms

A mixture of dry, finely divided drugsd and other ingredients intended for internal or external use

Small particles containing a drug in a dry mixture usually with sodium bicarbonate, citric acid, and tartaric acid which, when in contact with water, releases gas, resulting in effervescence

A solid dosage form in which the drug is enclosed within either a hard or soft soluble shell made from gelatin

A solid dosage form containing medicinal substances with suitable excipients, generally compressed under pressure

A product, usually a solid, intended for solution prior to administration

A sweetened and flavored insoluble plastic material of various shapes which when chewed, releases a drug substance into the oral cavity

A solid preparation containing one or more medicaments, usually in a flavored, sweetened base intended to dissolve or disintegrate slowly in the mouth. A lollipop is a lozenge on a stick

A disc-shaped solid containing the drug in a flavored base; to be placed in the mouth to slowly dissolve, liberating the drug

A semisolid dosage form, usually containing greater than 50% hydrocarbons, waxes, or polyols as the vehicle, generally for external application to the skin or mucous membranes.

An emulsion, semisolid dosage form generally for external application to the skin or mucous membranes

A semisolid dosage form with a gelling agent to provide stiffness to a solution or dispersion

A semisolid dosage form, containing a large proportion (20-50%) of solids finely dispersed in an oily vehicle. This dosage form is generally for external appliciation to the skin or mucous membranes

A semi-solid or solid dosage form for introduction into the rectal, vaginal or urethral orifice of the human body; it usually melts, softens, or dissolves at body temperature.

A clear, homogenous liquid dosage form with one or more drugs dissolved in a solvent or mixture of mutually misible solvents

A liquid dosage form with solid particles dispersed in a liquid