EXERCISES, LESSON 5
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following exercises by marking the lettered response that
best answers the question or best completes the incomplete statement or by writing the
answer in the space provided.
After you have completed all the exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the
end of the lesson and check your answers. For each exercise answered incorrectly,
reread the material referenced with the solution.
1.
From the group of definitions below, select the most correct definition of the term
ointment.
a. A semi-solid preparation intended for oral use.
b. A semi-solid preparation that is thicker than a paste.
c.
A semi-solid preparation that can be sterilized by filtration.
d. A semi-solid preparation intended for external application.
2.
From the list below, select the type of substance that can be used as an ointment
base.
a. Adsorption.
b. Lotion.
c.
Emulsion.
d. Emollient.
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