Quiz on Liquid Dosage Forms

What is a dosage form?

• The side effects of a drug

• The method of drug administration

• The chemical composition of a drug

• The physical form in which the drug is delivered

Which of the following is an advantage of liquid dosage forms?

• Easier to swallow than solids

• Longer shelf life

• More stable than solid forms

• Less expensive to produce

What is the primary disadvantage of liquid dosage forms?

• They are always more effective than solids

• They are less palatable than solids

• They have a longer absorption time

• They are bulky and inconvenient to transport

Which method is NOT an approach to increase solubility?

• Co-solvency

• Temperature reduction

• Micellar solubilization

• pH adjustment

What is bioavailability?

• The duration of drug action

• The rate at which a drug is absorbed

• The total amount of drug administered

• The fraction of a drug that reaches systemic circulation

Which class of drugs has poor solubility but good permeability according to the Biopharmaceutics Classification System?

• Class II

• Class III

• Class I

• Class IV

What is the role of surfactants in micellar solubilization?

• To stabilize solid forms

• To reduce surface tension

• To increase surface tension

• To enhance drug taste

Which of the following is a co-solvent used to enhance solubility?

• Water

• Cyclodextrins

• Glycerol

• Sodium chloride

What is the purpose of using cyclodextrins in drug formulation?

• To reduce drug absorption

• To increase drug viscosity

• To form water-soluble inclusion complexes

• To enhance drug taste

Which method involves dispersing a drug in a hydrophilic polymeric matrix?

• Solid dispersion

• Micellar solubilization

• Chemical modification

• Hydrotropy