Ch.6 Key Terms

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Across
  1. 2. time (similar to international time_ a measure of time based on a 24-hour clock in which midnight is 0000, noon is 12000, and the minute before midnight is 2359; also referred to as 24-hour time
  2. 3. system of measurement a measurement system based on subdivisions and multiples of 10; made up of three basic units; meter, gram, and liter
  3. 7. a number that represents a chemical element’s capacity to combine with others to form a molecule of a stable new compound, based on the number and activity of the exterior electrons
  4. 8. volume (PV) the amount of space occupied by a medication in a sterile vile, used for reconstitution; equal to the difference between the total volume (tv) and the volume of the diluting ingredient, or the diluent volume (dv)
  5. 12. system of measurement (also known as the British imperial system) a system of measurements used historically across the British Empire with inches, feet, yards, furlongs, and miles, as well as fathoms and nautical miles, fluid ounces, drams, pints, quarts, and gallons; grains, pounds, stones, and tons
  6. 15. 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)
  7. 17. solution dissolved mineral salts in a fluid
  8. 18. the ability to maintain a drug’s potency and integrity in its compound form
  9. 19. a comparison of equal ratios; the product of the means equals the product of the extremes
  10. 21. zero a zero that is placed in the one's place in a number less than zero that is being represented by a decimal value.
  11. 22. volume (tv) the full amount of the final volume in a drug product with all ingredients, the solutes and diluent solution
  12. 23. Volume the volume that a diluent takes up in a solution
Down
  1. 1. ratios two ratios that have the same value; Ex: ½ and ¼
  2. 4. numeral system a mathematical system in which numerical values are expressed in either capital or lowercase letter
  3. 5. system a system of measurement based on the apothecary system; units of measure include the ounce, pound, drop, teaspoon, tablespoon, and cup
  4. 6. date (BUD) the last recommended date for administration provided by a compounding facility
  5. 9. an abbreviation for the solution Dextrose 5% water, a common IV solution
  6. 10. a comparison of numeric values
  7. 11. (used as verb)the action of hand-preparing a new pharmaceutical product by mixing, combining, or integrating ingredients; (used as noun) the resulting prepared product, which can be sterile or nonsterile.
  8. 13. gravity the ratio of the weight of a substance to an equal volume of water when both are the same temperature at sea level
  9. 14. ratio switching the numerator with the denominator in a ration
  10. 16. strength the portion, or ration, of the active strength ingredient to the whole drug product
  11. 20. 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