Injections

They are divided into powder injections and injectable injections, which refer to aqueous solutions, oil solutions, suspensions, emulsions or powders made of injectable drugs after strict disinfection or aseptic operation.

Solution

Also known as oral liquid. Refers to a clear aqueous solution of non-volatile drugs, available for injection, internal or external use.

Powder

Also known as powder. It is a dry powdered dosage form made by uniformly mixing one or more crushed drugs and can be taken orally or drank. It can be divided into soluble powder, premix, Chinese medicine powder, etc.

Tablets

Mix one or more drugs with an appropriate amount of excipients, and then use a tablet press to press them into flat or small round tablets with slightly convex sides. solid preparation.

Pills

are spherical or oval dry or moist solid dosage forms for oral administration made from one or more drugs and an appropriate amount of excipients.

Aerosol

Package the drug and propellant together in a pressure-resistant container with a valve system. When using, open the valve system and use the pressure of the propellant to The spray form of the drug. For inhalation administration, skin and mucous membrane administration or air disinfection.

Ointment

A semi-solid external preparation with appropriate consistency that can be easily applied to the skin and mucous membranes by uniformly mixing a quantitative amount of drugs with a suitable base such as petroleum jelly, oil, etc. , such as fish stone ointment. Although some ointments are applied to the body surface, the drugs they contain can cause systemic therapeutic effects after being absorbed through the skin. They are also called transdermal absorption ointments or transdermal agents or skin coating agents.

Emulsifier

Refers to a milky suspension made by mixing oil or other water-insoluble substances with an emulsifier and water. It is called an emulsion for internal use and an emulsion for external use. Called liniment.

Drench agent

It is a transdermal absorption liquid of insecticide or anthelmintic drug. It is poured along the back of the animal or sprayed on the surface of the animal in prescribed doses with special equipment.

Capsules

An oral dosage form made by filling empty capsules with drugs in divided doses. It can be divided into two types: hard capsules and soft capsules. The empty capsule shell of hard capsules is made of gelatin as the main material and contains powdered or granular drugs. Soft capsules, also known as capsules, are made of plastic rubber made of gelatin, glycerin, water, etc., and oily or semi-solid oily drugs are added between two pieces of rubber and pressed with a pill making machine.

Chinese medicine decoction

Chinese medicine decoction is a decoction. It is a water-leached preparation of crude drugs (Chinese herbal medicine). The decoction needs to be boiled with water, while the infusion needs to be soaked in water. There is a certain time limit for frying and soaking. The best containers to use are ceramics and glass, which need to be prepared before use.

Tinctures

Tinctures refer to clear liquid preparations made by leaching or dissolving crude drugs (Chinese herbal medicines) with ethanol of a specified concentration, such as orange peel tincture, gentian tincture, etc. It can also be made by diluting liquid extract. Usually 100 ml is equivalent to 10 to 20 grams of crude drug. The alcohol solution of volatile drugs (mostly volatile oils) is called liquor, such as camphor liquor. Iodine tincture should be a tincture, but people are accustomed to calling it iodine tincture, also called iodine wine.