IV. Fill in the gaps with the word from the brackets What You Should Know About Tablet

Not all tablets are the same. Some are time release, …, or medically coated. Tablets usually … the active drug ingredient, plus … . Excipients are inactive ingredients, such as a … for the drug to look more appealing, … to add taste to the drug. Time release tablets should not be chewed or …, since this will produce an … of the drug. These tablets are made to be taken only once or twice a …, and are designed so that the drug is slowly … into the body. They are very useful, and … the amount of times you need to take medication each day. However, taking a crushed extended - released tablet can be very … .The other tablets, which are not time - release or extended - release, generally can be chewed, as they are not … to slowly release the medicine.

(Crushed, designed, gelatine, decrease, dye, contain, flavour, released, harmful, overdosage, excipients, day)

V. Match the term and its definition

1. … a small round or oval mass that contains medicine and is swallowed.

2. … these are gelatinous containers containing powder or tiny pellets.

3. … the administration of a liquid, into a part such as vein or subcutaneous tissue.

4. … concentrated solution of a sugar in water, with medication dissolved in the liquid.

5. … a medicated tablet, that is allowed to dissolve in the mouth.

6. … a medication that is taken into the body through the nose or respiratory system,

7. … are semi-solid preparations, containing the medicinal substance, to be used externally. They are applied directly onto the skin or into the eyes or ears.

8. … a medicine in the form of a large “tablet shape” to be inserted into the vagina, often used in vaginal infections.

9. … a medicine in the form of a large “tablet shape” to be inserted ano-rectally, where the medication is rapidly absorbed

Injection; inhalant; pill/tablet; pessary; creams/ointments; lozenge; capsules; suppository; liquid/syrup.

IV. Grammar Exercises

Ordinal numerals describe the order of countable objects. They answer the question “which?” and are usually preceded by the definite article. - Except for the first three numbers (first, second, third) English ordinal numerals are formed from the cardinal ones by addition of the suffix -th. In numerals five and twelve -ve is changed to –f (the fifth, the twelfth). In the numerals eight, nine the last letter is dropped (the eighth, the ninth). In ordinal numerals that are multiples of 10 the last -y is changed to –ie (thirtieth, fiftieth). In composite ordinal numerals only the last component is ordinal in form (two hundred and eighty-seventh; one thousand five hundred and sixty-first). - Fractions. In order to say a fraction, we say the top number (numerator) as a cardinal numeral and we say the bottom number (denominator) as an ordinal numeral (1/8 – one eighth). If the top number is more than 1, then we pronounce the ordinal numeral as a plural (3/8 – three eighths). There are two irregular fractions: half is used in place of second and quarter is used in place of fourth (½ - one-half, a half or just half; ¼ - one quarter or a quarter). While reading a mixed numeral the conjunction and is used between the integer and the fraction (1 ½ – one and a half) - To pronounce decimals, we use the word “point” for the dot and pronounce numerals one at a time (0.124 – nought point one two four; 4.25 – four point two five)