Pharmaceutics Quiz

What is the primary aim of preformulation?

• To analyze market trends

• To develop a marketing strategy

• To optimize the process of turning a drug candidate into a drug product

• To conduct clinical trials

What does the term 'preformulation' refer to?

• The final stage of drug development

• The phase of research and development that characterizes physical and chemical properties of a drug molecule

• The marketing phase of a drug

• The testing phase of a drug

What is the significance of determining the physicochemical properties of drug candidates?

• To reduce production costs

• To create advertisements

• To develop safe, effective, and stable dosage forms

• To ensure the drug is profitable

Which of the following is a physical property studied in preformulation?

• Racemization

• Oxidation

• Reduction

• Polymorphism

What does crystallinity influence in drug formulation?

• Cost of production

• Color of the drug

• Hardness, transparency, density, and diffusion

• Taste of the drug

Which form of a drug has a greater solubility?

• Crystalline form

• Stable form

• Amorphous form

• Metastable form

What is polymorphism?

• The ability of the drug to exist in more than one amorphous form

• The ability of the drug to undergo oxidation

• The ability of the drug to undergo reduction

• The ability of a substance to exist in more than one crystalline form

Which technique is NOT used to determine polymorphism?

• Infrared analysis

• Coulter counter

• Differential scanning calorimetry

• X-ray diffraction

What is pseudopolymorphism?

• The method of drug testing

• A crystalline compound containing crystallization solvent

• The ability of a drug to change color

• The process of drug marketing

What is the term for a compound containing water as a solvent?

• Amorphous compound

• Solvate

• Anhydrous compound

• Hydrate