Explanation of dosage form nouns

Formulation refers to a preparation made into a certain shape according to the condition and the characteristics of drugs.

Morphology of pharmaceutical preparations. It also refers to drugs made according to the nature of drugs and the requirements of treatment and prescription. The appropriate dosage form is to give full play to the best curative effect of the drug, reduce the toxic and side effects, and facilitate the use, storage and transportation. The same drug can be made into different dosage forms according to clinical needs. For example, nimodipine has tablets and injections. Different dosage forms have different characteristics of use, and the same drug has different dosage forms and sometimes has different functions.

As early as the Yin and Shang Dynasties, there was a record of "treating its wine" in Oracle Bone Inscriptions, and "A and B Prefaces of Acupuncture Classics" said that "soup began in Yi Yin", which indicated that wine and decoction had appeared in Shang Dynasty. There is a monograph on soup mash in Neijing in the late Warring States period, which records the preparation, usage and indications of six dosage forms: soup, pill, powder, ointment, Dan and wine.

Types of traditional Chinese medicine dosage forms:

Traditional dosage forms include decoction, pill, powder, paste, pill, medicated wine, syrup, extract, lozenge, dew, glue, tea, nail, stick, suppository, yeast, paste, cake, liniment, oil, thread, strip, ironing agent, broiling agent, smoke agent, medicinal incense and so on.

There are many kinds of Chinese herbal medicines, with great differences in properties, complex interactions and different dosage forms. Therefore, it is necessary to formulate the prescription according to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, choose the appropriate dosage form according to the characteristics of the medicine, and adopt reasonable technology to prepare excellent preparations. At present, there are still some problems in some dosage forms and their manufacturing processes, which need to be improved on the basis of inheriting the experience of traditional dosage forms and absorbing the advantages of advanced dosage forms, and develop high-quality and efficient new dosage forms.