COMPONENTS OF PARENTERALS Flashcards
Components of Parenterals
Solvent/Vehicle
Solutes
Inert Gas
Types of Solvent/Vehicle
Aqueous
Non-aqueous
Aqueous solvents
Water for Injection
Sterile water for injection
Bacteriostatic water for injection
Sodium Chloride injection
Water for injection
Aqueous solvents
Sterile water for injection
Aqueous solvents
Bacteriostatic water for injection
Aqueous solvents
Sodium chloride injection
Aqueous solvents
Alcohol
Non-aqueous solvents
Glycerin
Non-aqueous solvents
PEG
Non-aqueous solvents
Propylene glycol
Non-aqueous solvents
Fixed vegetable oils
Non-aqueous solvents
Ethyl oleate
Non-aqueous solvents
Isopropyl myristate
Non-aqueous solvents
Solutes
API
Buffers
Tonicity adjusters
Preservatives
Pyrogen free
Water for injection
Is purified by distillation or by reverse
osmosis
Water for injection
Most frequently used solvent in the
largescale
Water for injection
WFI that has been sterilized
Sterile water for injection
Single dose not larger than 1 L
Sterile water for injection
Sterile water for injection containing one or more suitable antimicrobial agents (benzyl alcohol)
Bacteriostatic water for injection
Not for use in neonates
Bacteriostatic water for injection
Multiple dose
Bacteriostatic water for injection
sterile isotonic solution of sodium chloride (0.9%) in water for injection
Sodium chloride injection
Maintain the required pH of the solution
Buffer (acetate, citrate, phosphate)
Reduce the pain of injection
Tonicity adjuster (NaCl)
Maintain sterility
Preservatives