troche
Dissolving throat medicine
A troche is a small medicated lozenge designed to dissolve slowly in the mouth, delivering medication through the oral mucosa.
Troches are used for sore throats, coughs, or conditions requiring local or systemic absorption: The pharmacist compounded a hormone troche.
The word is pronounced to rhyme with "pokey," not "gauche."
Medicated tablet for sucking
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- pastilleSmall flavored tablet
- dropFall or release
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
pill · caplet · chewable · gelatin · dissolve · melt · disintegrate · oral
Explosive airway clearing
- sore throatIrritated, aching airway
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- gargleWash throat with liquid
- swallowSend down the throat
pharynx · larynx · tonsils · hoarseness · soothe · demulcent · menthol · eucalyptus
Therapeutic substance for illness
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- antifungalDestroys or stops mold growth
anesthetic · antibiotic · prescription · dosage · pharmacy · pharmacology · efficacy · compounding
Dispensing payload over time
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- mucosaMoist organ lining
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
- topicalCurrently relevant or newsworthy
local · sustained · bioavailability · diffusion · dissolving · coating · polymer · matrix
lozenge
Medicated tablet for sucking
capsule · pill · caplet · chewable · gelatin · dissolve · melt · disintegrate · oral · sublingual
cough
Explosive airway clearing
- sore throatIrritated, aching airway
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- gargleWash throat with liquid
swallow · pharynx · larynx · tonsils · hoarseness · soothe · demulcent · menthol · eucalyptus · honey
medication
Therapeutic substance for illness
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
antifungal · anesthetic · antibiotic · prescription · dosage · pharmacy · pharmacology · efficacy · compounding · apothecary
slow-release
Dispensing payload over time
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- mucosaMoist organ lining
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
topical · local · sustained · bioavailability · diffusion · dissolving · coating · polymer · matrix
- oral medicationstablet, tablets, capsule, capsules, pill
- pill typespill, aspirin, ibuprofen, paracetamol, vitamin
- Compoundingcompounding pharmacy, formulation, active ingredient, active ingredients, mortar and pestle
- drug deliverydrug delivery, injection, time release, delayed release, capsule
trocheinjection
Syringe-delivered dose
suppository · injectable · intravenous infusion · transdermal patch · capsule