What term describes a small solid compressed dose of a drug?

• A. Tablet
• B. Capsule
• C. Liquid
• D. Powder

Answer: (A)

This describes a tablet, a small solid dose produced by compressing the drug with excipients into a hard, compact form. Tablets are designed for accurate, stable dosing and easy swallowing, and they may be plain, coated to mask taste or protect from stomach acid, or even scored to allow splitting for dose adjustment. Capsule, by contrast, is a solid drug inside a gelatin shell, not a compacted mass. Powder refers to the drug as loose particles that aren’t compressed into a definite solid form, and liquid means the drug is dissolved or suspended in a fluid.