ACT 1& 2 Flashcards
- are alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solution prepared from vegetable materials or chemical substances.
- They vary in method of preparation, strength of the active ingredient, alcoholic
content, and intended use in medicine or pharmacy - contain alcohol in amounts ranging from 15% to 80%
In addition to alcohol, glycerin may be employed.
- Solvent mixture is important like Compound benzoin tincture, prepared with alcohol since it contains alcohol soluble principles that are immediately precipitated from solution upon addition of water
- It must be slightly stoppered and not exposed to excessive temperature
Tinctures
Where should tinctures be stored?
Stored in light-resistant containers and protected from sunlight
DISADVANTAGES OF TINCTURE
- Unpleasant tasting
- Physician will prefer single drug instead of preparation from plants
- High alcohol content
- Coconut & Vegetable Oil-based Soap Blend, 30% Ethyl Alcohol, Glycerin, 2%Lavender Oil.
For use in:
- Traditional bulk-fill soap dispensers.
- skin cleaning after tattoo and piercing.
- suitable for cleaning the surgical instruments.
- Its oily base makes it a great skin soother and help to keep the skin soft.
-Gets its name from its natural yellowy green but can in fact be any color.
Green soap Tincture
is an antiseptic, it is also called weak
iodine solution.
-It is usually 2–7% elemental iodine, along with potassium iodide or sodium iodide, dissolved in a mixture of ethanol
and water.
-Popular local anti-infective agent applied to the skin as first aid
Iodine Tincture
- is applied to skin before applying adhesive bandages
- It protects the skin from allergy to the adhesive and it makes the tape adhere much longer.
- Orthopedists applying a cast often spray in CBT an aerosol can onto skin before casting, as it protects the skin under
the cast, and diminishes itching. - It is also used as an oral mucosal protectant
Compound Benzoin Tincture (CBT)
VARIATIONS OF OFFICIAL TINCTURES ARE ON:
- Method of Preparation
- Strength of their active constituent
- Alcohol content
- Intended use in medicine or pharmacy
Method of Preparation of Tinctures
- By simple solution
- By extraction
a method of preparation of tinctures
where tinctures prepared from chemical substances.
Example: Iodine, Thimerosal, and Nitromersol tinctures
By simple solution
by maceration or percolation.
Examples: Compound Cardamom Tincture
By extraction
WHAT ARE THE TWO PREPARATION OF TINCTURES?
- Maceration
- Percolation
Examples:
-Compound BenzoinTinctures
- Sweet Orange Peel Tincture
-ToLu Balsam Tincture
- It is a process in which the properly comminuted drug is permitted to soak in the menstruum until the cellular structure is softened and penetrated by the menstruum and the soluble constituents are dissolved.
- process -placed in a wide mouth container with the solvent and the vessel must
be stoppered tightly and contents are agitated repeatedly over a period
(2-14 days) - An alternative to repeated shaking is placing it in a porous cloth like a teabag
- Then strain or filter
- Conducted at a temperature of 15ºC to 20ºC for 3 days or until soluble matter is dissolved.
Maceration
Examples:
- BelladonaTincture
- Vanilla Tincture
Percolation
meaning to soak
Macerare
- per mean through and colare means to strain
Comminuted drug is extracted of its soluble constituents by the slow passage of a suitable solvent through a column of the drug.
PERCOLATION
- special extraction apparatus
Percolator
Collected extractive
Percolate
- In the process of ___________, the flow of the menstruum over the drug column is generally
downward to the exit orifice, drawn by the force of gravity as well as the weight of the column of liquid
percolation
True or False? Tinctures are considered to be stable preparation containing alcohol to protect against microbial growth.
- Green soap Tincture -28 to 32% alcohol
- Tolu Balsam Tincture -77 to 83% alcohol
TRUE
What are the flavoring tinctures that can be used?
-vanilla tincture
-sweet orange peel tincture
-Tolu balsam tincture