Pharmacy Key Terms

5. dissolved mineral salts in a fluid
6. compound, based on the number and activity
8. a comparison of equal ratios: the product of the means equal the product of the extremes
10. The volume that a diluent takes up in a solution
12. based on a 24 hour clock
13. 1 grain = 60mg
14. a number that represents a chemical elements capacity
19. strength the portion, or ratio, of the active strength ingredient to the whole drug product
20. Two ratios that have the same value
21. the date or time after which a compounded sterile preparation (CSP) or compounded non sterile preparation (CNSP) may not be stored or transported and is calculated from the date or time of compounding.
22. gravity the ratio if the weight of a substance compared to an equal volume of water when both are the same temperature
23. numeral system a mathematical system in which numerical values are expressed in either capital or lowercase letters.

1. A system of measurement that includes drops, teaspoons, tablespoons, ounces, cups, pints, quarts, and gallons.
2. a zero that is placed in the ones place in a number less than zero that is being represented by a decimal value metric system of measurement
3. switching the numerator with the denominator in a ratio
4. method of calculating the proportion of two different substance to be combined in a new product to create a different concentration of the active ingredient
7. the amount of space occupied by a medication in a sterile vial, used for reconstitution; equal to the difference be-
9. a measurement system used throughout the world, based on multiples of 10
10. dextrose 5% in water
11. System of measurement used in the United States. ex: ft,yard, miles, pints, quarts, gallon
15. the ability to maintain a drug's potency and integrity in its compounded form
16. a comparison of numeric values
17. combine with others to form a molecule of a stable
18. the full amount of the final volume in a drug product with all ingredients, the solutes and diluent solution