Same medicine - Different forms

28.6.2 Same medicine - Different forms The same medicine can come in different forms. For example, medicines can be:

powder, liquid, capsules or pills to be given in the mouth liquid to inject liquid, ointment, cream, powder to put on the skin or a wound ointment to put in the eye or up a teat Why is this important to know? Sometimes a medicine can be easier to administer or less expensive in a different form. For example, giving medicine in the mouth does not require syringes and needles, or someone who knows how to give injections.

The same medicine in different forms liquid powder capsule