Medicine

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MEDICINE

The medicine are a class of drugs equal that drugs , are curative or therapeutic effect, used in the man or different animals types .They are useful for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of various diseases and can heal the sick, or provide relief of symptoms or consequences it has.
The medicine are composed an activesingredients and a Body in Spanish is called “exipiente”
The medicines are called for 3 names chemist, generic, patent.
The medicines are composed of 3 differents forms : are solid , semi solid andliquid
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SOLIDS
Forms solids we have:
Tablets: these are powder of active ingredient and excipient
Capsules: these are of covering hard or soft, are of only doses these contain a liquid solid or pasty.. and are applied orally, rectally and vaginally
Granules: these are powder mixture and are applied only orally
eggs: these are localaction and are aplied vaginally
suppositories: there are conic o bullet shape and are applied rectally
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semi solids
some examples are:
Ointment:these are soft and are applied topical and eyepiece.
PASTES: these are more solid and are more dust than ointment. And are for topical and buccal
CREAMS. These are less greasy-------------------------------------------------
Liquids:
We have
Solutions: these have active ingredient dissolved and are clear.. these are used intravenous, intramuscular, one example are injectionsSuspensions: these have a active ingredient but this is suspended and dissolved and these you need wag it before of use .. these are used orally , and inhaleds

Emulsion: these are insolubleinwardly and are used orally or topical.
Syrups: these contains much sugar and you have to be careful in diabetic people

Elixir: these are solutions composed with water and alcohol and are used...
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