Compounding Exercise No 5 & 6 Flashcards
Raw materials and standard formula for Compounding exercise 5A:
White wax 50 g
White petrolatum, qs a.d. 1000 g
Compounding exercise 5A:
Dosage Form:
Method use:
Ointment
Fusion Method
Compounding Exercise 5A Raw materials percentage:
white wax - 5% w/w
White petrolatum– 95%w/w
Compounding Exercise no. 5A
Procedure:
- Calculate the quantity of each
ingredient - Melt the wax in an evaporating dish on
a steam bath. - In a separate container, warm the
white petrolatum until liquid in
consistency - Discontinue heating, and combine the
two compounds. - Stir the mixture until it congeals.
- Transfer in a suitable container.
- Label the preparation
Compounding Exercise no. 5A is:
White ointment
Compounding Exercise no. 5B:
name is:
Sulfur OIntment
Compounding Exercise no. 5B:
API and use:
Precipitated sulfur- Fungicidal, antibacterial, keratolytic agent
Mineral oil - moisturizer, emollient
Compounding Exercise no. 5B:
Excipient and use:
White Petrolatum- vehicle
Compounding Exercise no. 5B:
Dosage form:
Method use:
Ointment
Incorporation by levigation
Compounding Exercise no. 5B:
Raw materials and standard formula:
Rx 2
Precipitated Sulfur 100 g
Mineral oil 100 g
White petrolatum q.s. ad. 800 g
Compounding Exercise no. 5B:
Procedure:
- Calculate the quantity of each ingredient
for 5-gram preparation. - Levigate the sulfur with mineral oil.
- Incorporate the mixture in white ointment.
- Transfer in a suitable container.
- Label the preparation
Compounding Exercise no. 5B:
DULCR:
Description: yellowish ointment with
characteristic sulfur odor
Use/s: Fungicidal, Scabicide
Label: Red label (auxiliary poison label)
Container: Ointment jar/tube
Remarks: Keep in a cool dry place away from
light where the temperature stays below
25°C. Keep out of reach of children
are SEMISOLID preparation intended for
external application to the skin or mucous
membrane
ointment
Ointment can either be:
- Medicated or non-medicated (sulfur ointment)
- Non- medicated (white ointment)
Ointments are used as:
Vehicle, Emollient. Protectant
Give the meaning:
Vehicle:
Emolient:
Protectant:
API is incorporated
Softens/soothes the skin
-protective barrier
- shields skin from moisture
loss
Ideal Ointments:
- Non-irritating
- Easily removed
- Non-staining
- Stable
- Non-pH dependent
- Widely compatible
Types of Bases:
- Oleaginous base
- Absorption base
- Water-removable base
- Water-soluble base
Oleaginous Base a.k.a.
Hydrocarbon bases
Non polar base
Oleaginous Base
Oleaginous Base characteristics:
▪ Anhydrous and insoluble in water
▪ Difficultly washable
▪ Best Occlusive
▪ Best Emollient
Oleaginous Base examples:
Petrolatum (white/yellow petrolatum, soft paraffin,
petroleum jelly),
White ointment, USP and yellow ointment, USP,
mineral oil
(decolorized/bleached
yellow petrolatum)
- preferred due to aesthetic
effects
white petrolatum
Yellow petrolatum is:
(Vaseline/Petroleum Jelly)
White ointment, USP formulation:
(White wax + White petrolatum)
yellow ointment, USP a.k.a.:
Formulation:
(a.k.a. simple ointment)
(Yellow wax + Yellow Petrolatum)
(Greasy and non-water washable)
Absorption bases
Absorption bases examples:
Anhydrous
w/o emulsion
absorbs aqueous solution →
w/o
Anhydrous
Anhydrous absorption base examples:
Hydrophilic petrolatum
Wool fat (anhydrous lanolin)