ch. 06 key terms

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Across
  1. 1. - (used as a verb) the action of hand-preparing a new pharmaceutical product by mixing, combining, or integrating ingredients; (used as a noun) the resulting prepared product, which can be sterile or nonsterile
  2. 5. strength - the portion, or ratio, of the active strength ingredients to the whole drug product
  3. 7. - a comparison of numeric values
  4. 8. (gr) - a small dry weight unit of measurement in the apothecary system (e.g., 5 grains [5 gr] of aspirin are equivalent to approximately 325 mg)
  5. 12. system of measurement - a measurement system based on subdivisions and multiples of 10; made up of three basic units; meter, gram, and liter
  6. 13. date (BUD) - the last recommended date of administration provided by a compounding facility
  7. 16. volume (dv) - the volume that a diluent takes up in a solution
  8. 19. - a number that represents a chemical element’s capacity to combine with other to form a molecule of a stable new compound, based on the number and activity of the exterior s
  9. 20. system of measurement - (british imperial system) a system of measurements used historically across the british empire with inches, feet, yards, furlongs, miles, as well as fathoms and nautical miles, fluid ounces, pounds, stones, and tons
  10. 21. alternate method - method of calculating the proportions of two different substances to be combined in a new product to create a different concentration of the active ingredient
  11. 22. volume (tv) - the full amount of the final volume in a drug product with all ingredients, the solutes and diluent solution
Down
  1. 2. time - (similar to international time) a measure of time based on a 24 hour close in which midnight is 00:00, noon is 12:00, and the minute before midnight is 23:59; also referred to as 24 hour time
  2. 3. - an abbreviation for the solution Dextrose 5% in water, a common IV solution
  3. 4. system - a system of measurement based on the apothecary system; units of measure include the ounce, pound, drop, teaspoon, tablespoon, and cup
  4. 5. ratio - switching the numerator with the denominator in a ratio
  5. 6. volume (pv) - the amount of space occupied by a medication in a sterile vial, used for reconstruction; equal to the difference between the total volume (tv) and the volume of the diluting ingredient, or the diluent volume (dv)
  6. 9. - a comparison of equal ratios; the product of the means equals the product of the extremes
  7. 10. ratios - two ratios that have the same value; for example, ½ and 4/8
  8. 11. zero - a zero that is placed in the ones place in a number less than zero that is being represented by a decimal value
  9. 14. - the ability to maintain a drug’s potency and integrity in its compounded form
  10. 15. solution - dissolved mineral salts in a fluid
  11. 17. numeral system - a mathematical system in which numerical values are expressed in either capital or lowercase letters
  12. 18. gravity - the ratio of the weight of a substance compared to an equal volume of water when both are the same temperature at sea level