The drug or drug mixture is wrapped in folded paper. The patient unfolds the paper and transfers the contents to a tablespoon or a glass and dissolves the contents in water. This solution is swallowed and washed down with water. Archaic dosage form. A semisolid preparation containing drug intended for application to body surfaces like the skin.
Creams absorb into the skin leaving little oily residue.
An oral solution containing drug, water, and some alcohol. When the active ingredients are dissolved exclusively in alcohol the dosage form is called a Spirit. A liquid, heterogenous dosage form in which a liquid oil is usually dispersed in a continuous aqueous phase. Usually the drug is dissolved in the internal oil phase. When an emulsion is used topically it is frequently called a lotion.