Drugs shaped spherical to be swallowed
Pills
powders compressed into disc-like form
Tablet
drugs mixed with a waxlike base that melts at body temperature
Suppositories
gelatin containers filled with powders or tiny pills
Capsules
water or oil-based
Solutions
prepared using alcohol extraction
Tinctures
preparations in which the solid does not dissolve in the solvent
Suspensions
suspensions with an oily substance in the solvent
Emulsions
solution of a volatile drug in alcohol
Spirits
alcohol and water solvent often with flavouring
elixirs
sugar, water, and drug solutions
Syrup
What are the different drug forms?
Pills
Tablets
Suppositories
Capsules
Solutions
Tinctures
Suspensions
Emulsions
Spirits
Elixirs
Syrup