ingredient as a powder or granules as a solution or a suspension in an aqueous liquid or a non aqueous liquid or as an oil in water liquid emulsion or a water in oil emulsion and as a bolus etc a tablet may be made by compression or molding optionally with one or more accessory ingredients compressed tablets may be prepared by compressing in a suitable machine the active ingredient in a free flowing form such as a powder or granules optionally mixed with a binder lubricant inert diluent preservative surface active or dispersing agent molded tables may be made by molding in a suitable machine a mixture of the powdered compound moistened with an inert liquid diluent the tablets may optionally coated or scored and may be formulated so as to provide a slow or controlled release of the active ingredient therein formulations suitable for topical administration in the mouth include lozenges comprising the ingredients in a flavored basis usually sucrose and acacia or tragacanth pastilles comprising the active ingredient in an inert basis such as gelatin and glycerin or sucrose and acacia and mouthwashes comprising the ingredient to be administered in a suitable liquid carrier formulations suitable for topical administration to the skin may be presented as ointments creams gels and pastes comprising the ingredient to be administered in a pharmaceutical acceptable carrier a preferred topical delivery system is a transdermal patch containing the ingredient to be administered formulations for rectal administration may be presented as a suppository with a suitable base comprising for example cocoa butter or a salicylate formulations suitable for nasal administration wherein.