Dosage or Forms of Pharmaceuticals/Drugs
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Tablet: a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet.
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Capsule: A small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous envelope in which nauseous or acrid doses are enclosed to be swallowed.
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Syrup: A thick and viscid saccharine solution of superior quality (as sugarhouse syrup or molasses, maple syrup).
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Injectable: Injection is a method of administering a substance such as a drug (in liquid form) into the skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle, blood vessels, or body cavities, usually by means of a needle.
Medication can be usually classified in various ways, e.g., chemical properties, mode of administration, or biological system affected. An elaborate and widely used classification system is the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System.