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Glossary of Pharmaceutics

Here is the related vocabulary words/terms grouped in Pharmaceutics.

Sieving

Process that differentiates or separates solid particles according to their size using a meshed or perforated device.

Sol

Fluid colloidal dispersion of a solid in a liquid.

Sol-gel Transition

Transition of a suspension of solid, usually colloid, particles in a liquid (sol) to an apparent solid, jelly- like material (gel).

Solubilizing Agents

Additives making a substance soluble or more soluble, especially in water.

Solvate

Crystalline form of a compound in which one or more solvent molecules are part of the crystal struc- ture.

Spheronization

Process of making dense, spherical pellets by means of special spheronizing or pelletizing equipment.

Stent

Scaffold placed into narrowed, diseased vessels (mainly coronary arteries) or a device implanted in a vessel used to help keep it open.

Sterility

Condition of being aseptic, or statistically free from living microorganisms and their spores.

Sterilization

Sterilisation is the process of complete destruction of all microorganisms present in a system. the products free from the microorganisms called "sterile products".

Sublingual Tablets

Usually small, flat, and soft tablets, which are designed to be placed under the tongue to allow direct absorption of the active ingredient through the mucosa for systemic effect.

Dosage form, semi-solid, used for the administration of drugs via the rectal route, for systemic or local effect. When application is via other routes (e.g., the vaginal route), suppositories are termed differ- ently, inserts, pessaries, etc.

Surfactant (surface-active Agent)

Substance that alters the conditions prevailing at an interface, causing, for example, a marked decrease in the surface tension of water or nonaqueous solvents.

Sustained Release

Dosage form designed to release the drug contained therein at a continuous and controlled rate for a longer period of time that can normally be achieved with its conventional, nonsustained counterpart.

Syrup

Liquid preparation of high sugar concentration with or without medicinal and additional flavouring substances.

Systemic

Effect, relating to the entire organism as distinguished from any of its individual parts.

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