Upper Respiratory Infection UTI Urinary Tract Infection Abbreviations for Dosage Forms Found in Inscription, Subscription or Signa Term Meaning amp. A hermetically sealed glass vessel containing a sterile drug solution usually used parenteral administration. The ampule is broken and the solution drawn into a syringe under aseptic conditions just prior to administration.
Ampules are always single dose units.
Vials are glass containers with a rubber stopper through which a hypodermic needle can be inserted to remove its contents. Vials can be either single use or multiple use depending on whether a bacteriostatic preservative is present in the solution. A shell usually made of gelatin that contains the active ingredients in powder or liquid form. When the capsule is swallowed, the gelatin dissolves in the acid environment of the stomach releasing the material inside. A divided powder, powder in a paper.