EXERCISES, LESSON 7
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
ophthalmic preparation.
a. A sterile product intended to be applied to the eyelids or placed into the
cornea.
b. A sterile product intended to be applied to the eyelids or placed in the space
between the eyelids and the eyeball.
c.
A sterile product intended to be applied to either the eyeball or the optic nerve.
d. A sterile product designed to be injected in the muscle tissue surrounding the
eye.
2.
From the types of dosage forms listed below, select the type commonly used for
ophthalmic preparations.
a. Lotion.
b. Elixir.
c.
Ointment.
d. Emulsion.
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