Medicine

An unctuous, combustible substance which is liquid, or easily liquefiable, on warming, and is soluble in ether but insoluble in water. Such substances, depending on their origin, are classified as animal, mineral, or vegetable oils.

A liquid preparation that contains one or more chemical substances dissolved, i.e., molecularly dispersed, in a suitable solvent or mixture of mutually miscible solvents.

A semisolid dosage form containing one or more drug substances dissolved or dispersed in a suitable base; more recently, the term has been restricted to products consisting of oil-in-water emulsions or aqueous microcrystalline dispersions of long chain fatty acids or alcohols that are water washable and more cosmetically and aesthetically acceptable.

The term "lotion" has been used to categorize many topical suspensions, solutions and emulsions intended for application to the skin.

A semisolid preparation intended for external application to the skin or mucous membranes.

A semisolid system consisting of either suspensions made up of small inorganic particles or large organic molecules interpenetrated by a liquid.

A semisolid dosage form that contains one or more drug substances intended for topical application.

A solid dosage form in the shape of a small ball.

A substance that serves to produce solid union between two surfaces.

A naturally produced angular solid of definite form in which the ultimate units from which it is built up are systematically arranged; they are usually evenly spaced on a regular space lattice.

A circular plate-like organ or structure.

A small particle or grain.

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

A drug delivery system that contains an adhesived backing and that permits its ingredients to diffuse from some portion of it (e.g., the backing itself, a reservoir, the adhesive, or some other component) into the body from the external site where it is applied.

A small sterile solid mass consisting of a highly purified drug (with or without excipients) made by the formation of granules, or by compression and molding.

A small, round solid dosage form containing a medicinal agent intended for oral administration.

An intimate mixture of dry, finely divided drugs and/or chemicals that may be intended for internal or external use.

A solid body of various weights and shapes, adapted for introduction into the rectal, vaginal, or urethral orifice of the human body; they usually melt, soften, or dissolve at body temperature.

A wad of absorbent material usually wound around one end of a small stick and used for applying medication or for removing material from an area.

A thin slice of material containing a medicinal agent.

Container sealed by fusion and to be opened exclusively by breaking. The contents are intended for use on one occasion only.

Container consisting of surfaces, whether or not with a flat bottom, made of flexible material, generally closed at the bottom and at the sides by sealing; at the top possibly to be closed by fusion of the material, depending on the intended use. Equipped with special attachments. Contains the final preparation in one compartment or the components necessary for its preparation in different compartments.

Container (usually multidose) consisting of two layers of which one is shaped to contain the individual doses. Strips are excluded.

Container with a more or less pronounced neck and usually a flat bottom.

Primary container consisting of one or more parts made of a light material, can be closed.

Filled container, usually cylindrical, containing a sterile, single-dose or multidose, parenteral preparation; it contains the final preparation in one compartment, or the components necessary for its preparation in different compartments. It may be supplied as an integral part of a pre-filled pen or be intended for use in a reusable device especially designed for that purpose, such as a pen.

Container, without a pronounced neck, with a wide opening at the top and a more-or-less flat bottom. It is suited for semi-solid and solid pharmaceutical forms (including those that are stored/supplied in a liquid medium, such as living tissue equivalents). It can be reclosed.

Item of packaging intended for use as an intermediate or outer container, intended to contain one or more medicinal product(s); it is made of a flexible material and may be for single use or be re-usable, and may be fitted with a closure system. Bags and sachets are excluded.

Container consisting of two surfaces made of flexible material to be closed only by sealing or folding over. The contents are intended for single use.

Multidose container consisting of two layers, usually provided with perforations, suited for containing single doses of solid or semi-solid preparations. Blisters are excluded.

Container for semi-solid pharmaceutical forms, usually multidose, consisting of collapsible material intended to release the contents via a nozzle by squeezing the package.

Small container for parenteral medicinal products, with a stopper and overseal; the contents are removed after piercing the stopper. Single-dose and multidose uses are included.