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VOCABULARY

Learn names of drugs:

VI. EXCERCISES

Exercise 1. Read drug names, find component elements carrying information about pharmaceutical characteristics, give their meaning:

Phenolum, Ampicillinum, Hepavitum, Phenacetinum, Cortisonum, Mycosolonum, Pyrazolidonum, Dibazolum, Sulfazinum, Furazolidonum, Chloxylum, Oxaphenamidum, Corvalolum, Aethinyloestradiolum, Benzonalum, Pantocidum, Polyphepanum, Euphyllinum, Phenobarbitalum, Methacinum, Pyocidum, Barbamylum, Chlorophthalmum, Sulfadimezinum, Oxacillinum, Aminophyllinum, Aether, Nitroglycerinum, Sarcolysinum, Novocainum, Corazolum, Anaesthesinum, Chloraminum.

Exercise 2. Translate from English into Latin:

Decoction of buckthorn cortex for injections, apomorphin in ampoules, leaf of common plantain, solution of furacilin for external use, castor oil in capsules, emulsion of castor oil, aevit in capsules, tablets of amidopyrin and phenacetin of each 0,25, powder of ampicillin for suspensions, liniment of synthomycin,

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solution of strophantin in ampoules, tincture of matricary flowers, oily solution of nitroglycerin, spirituous solution of furacilin, decoction of hawthorn cortex, species pectoral, rhubarb syrup, fluid extract of backthorn, powder of foxglove leaves, decoction of oak cortex, dry extract of belladonna, species diuretic, aether for narcosis, mint pepper leaves.

Exercise 3. Translate the following prescriptions from English into Latin:

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Give.

Write on a label:

6)Take: Phenobarbital 0,05 Sacchar 0,2

Mix to make a powder

Give of such doses number 10 Write on a label:

7)Take: Cerebrolysin 1 ml

Give of such doses number 10 in ampoules Write on a label:

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LESSON 4

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PRESCRIPTION REGULATIONS FOR TABLETS SUPPOSITORIES AND OPHTHALMIC FILMS

SOLIDS AND OTHER PHARMACEUTICAL FORMS IN PRESCRIPTIONS

In this lesson you will:

•Become familiar with prescription regulations for tablets, suppositories and ophthalmic films.

•Learn to prescribe solid and other pharmaceutical forms.

•Learn the most used prescription phrases.

This lesson is divided into the following sections:

I. Prescription regulations for tablets, suppositories and ophthalmic films.

II.Preposition “cum” in prescriptions.

III. Solid pharmaceutical forms in prescriptions IV. Other pharmaceutical forms in prescriptions

V. The most-used prescription phrases II

VI. Exercises.

I.PRESCRIPTION REGULATIONS FOR TABLETS, SUPPOSITORIES AND OPHTHALMIC FILMS

The prescription regulations for tablets, suppositories and ophthalmic films are different from other pharmaceutical forms. The names of these pharmaceutical forms in prescriptions after “Recipe” are not in Genitive but in Accusative. You will have to remember the endings of these pharmaceutical forms as follows:

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E.g.:

Recipe: Tabulettam Digoxīni 0,0001 Da tales doses numĕro 12 Signa:

Recipe: Tabulettas extracti Valeriānae 0,02 obductas numĕro 50

Da. Signa:

Recipe: Suppositorĭa rectalĭa Apilāci 0,005 numĕro 12 Da. Signa:

Recipe: Membranŭlas ophthalmĭcas cum Kanamycīni sulfāte 0,00003 numĕro 100

Da.Signa:

II. PREPOSITION “CUM” IN PRESCRIPTIONS

The names of suppositories and ophthalmic films drugs are often used with the preposition “cum” – with. You will have to remember the nouns endings after the preposition “cum” as follows:

The drug names with the nouns of other declensions with the preposition “cum” are not in use.

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III. SOLID PHARMACEUTICAL FORMS IN PRESCRIPTIONS

Tablets – Tabulettae

•The prescription regulations for tablets see above.

•There are two prescription forms of tablets:

1.Initially a drug name with the dose is indicated followed by the phrase “Da tales doses numěro … in tabulettis” (Give of such doses number … in a tablet form).

2.The second prescription form begins with the word “Tabulettam”, followed by the drug name and the dose, and ends with the phrase “Da tales doses numěro …” (Give of such doses number …).

Compare:

1st prescription form:

Recipe: Paracetamōli 0,3

Da tales doses numěro 6 in tabulettis

Signa: 1 tablet in case of headache

2nd prescription form:

Recipe: Tabulettam Paracetamōli 0,3

Da tales doses numěro 6

Signa: 1 tablet in case of headache

•Tablets known as trade drug names are prescribed as follows: initially the word “Tabulettas” is indicated, the drug name is placed after the pharmaceutical form in Nominative and is in inverted commas, followed by the word “numěro”:

Recipe: Tabulettas “Nicoverīnum” numĕro 20

Da. Signa: 1 tablet twice a day

Dragée – Dragée

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•The word “dragée” has no declension endings.

•There is only one prescription form for dragée: the word “Dragée”, then a drug name and the phrase “Da tales doses numĕro…” (Give of such doses number …).

Recipe: Dragée Diazolīni 0,05

Da tales doses numĕro 20

Signa: 1 dragee twice a day

Powders – Pulvĕres

•The Genitive form after “Recipe” – Pulvĕris.

•E.g.: Recipe: Pulvĕris radīcis Rhei

•Volatile and hygroscopic powders are given out packed in waxed and paraffined paper as indicated in prescriptions: E.g. - Da tales doses numĕro… in charta cerāta (Give of such doses number … in waxed paper).

Granules – Granŭla

•“Granŭlum” is neutrum.

•The Genitive form after “Recipe” – Granŭli (in plural often –

Granulōrum).

•E.g.: Recipe: Granulōrum Natrĭi aminocylātis

a. OTHER PHARMACEUTICAL FORMS IN

PRESCRIPTIONS Capsules – Capsŭlae

•Capsule is a drug in powdered, fluid or pellet form that has been enclosed in a soluble gelatin-like capsule.

•Soft gelatine capsules and Elastic gelatine capsules are distinguished - Capsŭlae gelatinōsae molles et durae.

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•In prescriptions the phrase “in capsŭlis gelatinōsis” (in gelatine capsules) is indicated.

Ophthalmic films – Membranŭlae (Lamellae) ophthalmĭcae

•Ophthalmic films are absorbable gelatin films containing drug substances.

•Membranŭla and Lamella are synonyms.

•The prescription regulations for ophthalmic films see above.

•The ophthalmic films are often prescribed with the preposition “cum”.

•E.g.: Recipe: Membranŭlas ophthalmĭcas cum Florenālo.

Aerosols – Aërosōla

•The aerosols are prescribed in the following way: “Recipe” is followed by the word “Aërosōlum” (Accusative singular) and by the trade drug name in Nominative and in inverted commas, then the quantity after “numěro” is indicated.

•E.g.: Recipe: Aërosōlum “Ephatīnum” numĕro 1.

V. THE MOST-USED PRESCRIPTION PHRASES II