1st Round

• ORAL POWDERS

  • Generally supplied as finely divided powder or as effervescent granules. The finely divided powders are intended to be suspended or dissolved in water or mixed with soft food prior administration. 
• EFFERVESCENT POWDER

  • Solution in water releases carbon dioxide which makes for the taste of salty or bitter medication. 
• DENTIFRICES 

  • May be prepared in the form of bulk powder generally containing soap or detergent, mild abrasive and anticaries effect.
• DOUCHE POWDERS

  • Soluble powders intended to be dissolved in water prior to use as antiseptic or cleaning agent for a body cavity. They are most commonly intended for vaginal use.
• DUSTING POWDER

  • Are applied locally to various parts of the body as adsorbent, antiseptics, antipruritic, astringent and antiperspirants.
• INSUFFLATIONS

  • Finely divided powders introduced into the body cavities such as the ears, nose, throat, tooth sockets, and vagina with the use of insufflator (powder blower).
• CAPSULES

  • Dosage forms in which unit dose of powder, semisolid, or liquid drugs are enclosed in a hard or soft, water- soluble container or shell of gelatin.
• TABLETS

  • These are solid dosage forms containing drug substances with or without suitable diluents and are prepared either by compression or molding method.