Dosage Form Design Flashcards

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Study on the formulation, manufacturing, stability, and effectiveness of pharmaceutical dosage forms

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Pharmaceutics

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Other term for pharmaceutical ingredients

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Excipients

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Used to protect the drug substance from the destructive influences of atmospheric oxygen or humidity

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Coated tablets

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Used to protect the drug substance from the destructive influence of gastric acid after oral administration

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Enteric-coated

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Used to conceal the bitter, salty, or offensive taste or odor of a drug substance

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Capsules, Flavored syrups

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Used to provide liquid preparations of substances that are either insoluble or unstable in the desired vehicle

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Suspension

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Used to provide clear liquid dosage forms of substances

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Syrups, Solutions

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Used to provide rate-controlled drug action

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Controlled-release tablets

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Used to provide optimal drug action from topical administration sites

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Ointment, Creams, Transdermal patches

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Used to provide for insertion of a drug into one of the body’s orfices

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Suppositories

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Used to provide placement of drugs directly in the bloodstream or body tissues

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Injections

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Used to provide for optimal drug action through inhalation therapy

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Inhalants, Inhalation aerosols

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Formulation that best meets the goals of the product

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Master formula

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Defines the nature of the drug substance

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Preformulation studies

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Includes physical description, chemical properties, and purity of the chemical substance

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Physical description

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Done for the indication of particle size and size range of the raw material along with the crystal structure

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Microscopic examination

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Determines the purity of the substance

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Melting point depression

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Determines existence and extent of the presence of solid and liquid phases in binary, ternary, and other mixtures

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Phase rule

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Affects physical-chemical properties of drug susbtances

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Particle size

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Where substances can exist in more than one crystalline form

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Polymorphism

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Is determined by the equilibrium solubility method

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Solubility

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Time for the drug to dissolve in the fluids at the absorption site

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Dissolution rate

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Determines degree and rate of passage of drug through the membrane sac

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Membrane permeability

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Is a measure of a molecule’s lipophilic character; that is the preference for the hydrophilic or lipophilic phase

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Partition coefficient

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Extent of ionization of drug (strong effect on formulation and pharmacokinetic parameters of the drug)

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pKa/Dissociation constants

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Extent that a product retains within specified limits and through its period of storage and use

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Stability

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Destructive process where drug molecules interact with water molecule to yield breakdown product

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Hydrolysis/Solvolysis

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Destructive process which involves the loss of electrons from an atom or molecule

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Oxidation

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Stability in which the active ingredient retains chemical integrity and labeled potency within the specified limits

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Chemical stability

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Stability in which the original physical properties, appearance, palatability, uniformity, dissolution, and suspendability are retained

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Physical stability

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Stability which involves the sterility/resistance to microbial growth

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Microbiologic stability

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Stability where the therapeutic effect remains unchanged

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Therapeutic stability

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Stability where no significant increase in toxicity occurs

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Toxicologic

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34
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Description of the drug concentration with respect to time

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Rate reactions

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Estimate the shelf life of a product that has been stored or to be stored under a different set of conditions

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Q10 method

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36
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Catalyst to oxidation reactions

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Light

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37
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Use of exaggerated conditions of temperature, humidity, light, and others

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Accelerated stability testing

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Determines the most stable of the proposed formulations for a drug product

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Short term accelerated studies

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Testing where temperature elevations in 10° increments higher than used in accelerated studies

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Stress testing

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The product is subjected to different climatic zones nationally and internationally

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Long term stability studies

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41
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Holds the article and is or may be in direct contact with the article

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Container

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42
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It is in direct contact with the article at all times

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Immediate container

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Part of the container

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Closure

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44
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It is cleaned and dried prior to it being filled with the drug

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Closure and container

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Protects the contents from extraneous solids

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Well-closed container

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Protects the contents from contamination by extraneous liquids

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Tight container

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Container impervious and resistant to air or any other gas

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Hermetic container

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Container where the quantity of drug contained is intended as a single dose

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Single-dose container

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Hermetic container that permits withdrawal of successive portions of the contents

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Multiple-dose container/Vials

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Convenient and sanitary means of maintaining and utilizing the medication

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Single-unit packages

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May be combinations of paper, foil, plastics, or cellophane

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Packaging materials

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Most popular method of single-unit packaging

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Clear plastic/Aluminum blister wells

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May be single-unit dispensed in paper, plastic, and foil cups

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Oral liquids

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Required by many pharmaceutical products to protect them from photochemical deterioration

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Light resistant containers

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Container that is significantly difficult for children under 5 years of age to open

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Child-resistant container

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Includes initial regulations called for its use for aspirin products and certain household chemical products

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Child-proof closures

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Highly resistant, borosilicate glass

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Type I glass

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Treated soda-lime glass

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Type II glass

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Soda-lime glass

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Type III glass

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General purpose soda-lime glass

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Type NP glass

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Movement of components of a container into the contents

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Leaching

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Binding of molecules to polymer materials

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Sorption

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Should make up only at most a 14 days supply and must be stored in a refrigerator

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Pharmacist

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Has a shelf life of 2 or more years to ensure stability at the time of consumption

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Manufactured products

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Limits the time during which the product may be dispensed by the pharmacist or used by the patient

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Expiration date

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Presents monographs on more than 250 excipients used in dosage form preparation

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Handbook of pharmaceutical excipients

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USP-NF

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United States Pharmacopoeia-National Formulary

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BP

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British Pharmacopoeia

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EP

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European Pharmacopoeia

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JP

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Japanese Pharmacopoeia

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Used to dissolve the drug substance

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Solvents

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Used to make the product more palatable

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Flavors and sweeteners

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Used to enhance the appeal

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Colorants

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Used to prevent microbial growth

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Preservatives

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Used to prevent decomposition

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Stabilizers

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Used to increase bulk of the formulation

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Diluents/Fillers

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Used to cause adhesion of the powdered drug

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Binders

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Used to promote tablet breakup after administration

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Antiadherents/Lubricants

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Used to promote tablet breakup after administration and coatings

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Disintegrating agents

80
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Can mask the disagreeable taste

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Flavoring pharmaceuticals

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Include soybean and other edible oils

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Oil soluble carriers

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Include water, ethanol, propylene glycol, glycerin, and emulsifiers

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Water soluble carriers

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Include maltodextrins, corn syrup solids, modified starches, gum arabic, salt, sugars, and whey protein

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Dry carriers

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Flavor that masks the taste of bitter drugs

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Cocoa flavored vehicles

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Used for sour or acid-tasting drugs

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Fruit or citrus flavors

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Used for salty rugs

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Cinnamon, Orange, Raspberry

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Includes essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractives, etc.

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Natural flavor

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Any substance used to impart flavor that is not derived from a spice, fruit, or fruit juice

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Artificial flavor

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Any aromatic vegetable substance in whole, broken or ground form

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Spice

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It is excreted by the kidney virtually unchanged

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Saccharin

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Is metabolized or processed in the digestive tract and its byproducts are excreted in the kidneys

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Cyclamate

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Breaks down in the body to 3 basic components; phenylalanine, aspartic acid, and methanol

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Aspartame

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GRA (generally recognized as sage)

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Saccharin and cyclamate

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Clause that states that no new food additives may be used if animal studies/appropriate tests showed it it caused cancer

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Delany clause

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Structurally similar to saccharin; 130 times as sweet as sucrose

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Acesulfame potassium (nonnutritive sweetener)

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New sweetening agent; is 30x sweeter than cane sugar/sucrose

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Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni)

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Used in pharmaceutical preparations for aesthetics

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Coloring pharmaceuticals

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Yellow

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Sulfur, Riboflavin

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Blue

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Cupric sulfate

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Bluish green

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Ferrous sulfate

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Red

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Cyanocobalmin

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Vivid red

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Red mercuric iodide

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Thich black viscid liquid that is a byproduct of destructive distillation of coal

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Coal tar (pix carbonis)

104
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Added to pharmaceutical preparation in the form of diluted solutions

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Dyes

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Commonly used in the form of fine dispersions or suspensions

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Lakes

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Regulates the use of color additives in foods, drugs, and cosmetics

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FDA

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Additives which are added in foods, drugs, and cosmetics

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FD&C color additives

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Additives which are added in drugs, some in cosmetics and medical devices

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D&C color additives

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Additives which are restricted to external parts of the body

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External D&C color additives