Pharmaceutical form

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Pharmaceutical form is the way the drugs are delivered to the patient.

[edit] Types of pharmaceutical forms (abbreviation, latin origin)

1. ampule (amp; lat. ampula)
2. capsule (cap., caps.; lat. capsula)
3. cream (cr., crm.)
4. elixir (elix.)
5. emulsion (emuls.; lat. emulsum)
6. fluid (fl., fld.; lat. fluidum)
7. grain (gr.)
8. drop(s) (gtt(s).; lat. gutta(e))
9. injection (inj.; lat. injectio)
10. solution (liq.; lat. liquor)
11. solution (sol.; lat. solutio)
12. lotion (lot.; lat. lotio)
13. a spray (nebul.; lat. nebula)
14. powder (pulv.; lat. pulvis)
15. suspension (susp.; lat. suspensio)
16. syrup (syr.; lat. syrupus)
17. tablet (tab.; lat. tabella)
18. tincture (tr., tinc., tinct.; lat. tinctura)
19. ointment (ung.; lat. unguentum)