DOSAGE FORMS (LIQUIDS pg 24-53) Flashcards

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These are liquid preparations, that contain one or more chemical substances dissolved in a suitable solvent or mixture of mutually miscible solvents

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SOLUTIONS

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Advantages of solution dosage forms

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  • COMPLETELY HOMOGENOUS DOSES
  • IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY FOR ABSORPTION AND DISTRIBUTION
  • PROVIDES A FLEXIBLE DOSAGE FORM
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3
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Solutions are mixture of mutually _________

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MISCIBLE SOLVENT

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4
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Monophasic liquid dosage forms are represent by _____

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TRUE OR COLLOIDAL SOLUTION

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5
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The component of the solution which is present in a large quantity is known as the

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SOLVENT

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6
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It is the component present in small quantity

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SOLUTE

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List the descriptive terms of solubility

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VERY SOLUBLE <1
FREELY SOLUBLE 1-10
SOLUBLE 10-30
SPARINGLY SOLUBLE 30-100
SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE 100-1000
VERY SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE 1000-10000
PRACTICALLY INSOLUBLE >10000

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Types of solutions

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  • NON-STERILE SOLUTIONS
  • STERILE SOLUTIONS
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Types of non-sterile solutions

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  • SYRUPS
  • ELIXIRS
  • SPIRITS OR ESSENCES
  • TINCTURES
  • FLUIDEXTRACTS
  • AROMATIC WATERS
  • GARGLES & MOUTHWASH
  • TOPICAL SOLUTIONS
  • ENEMAS
  • DOUCHES
  • LINIMENTS
  • COLLODIONS
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Types of sterile solutions

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  • NASAL SOLUTION
  • OTIC SOLUTION
  • OPTHALMIC SOLUTION
  • IRRIGATING SOLUTION
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These are solutions containing high concentration of sucrose or other sugars

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SYRUPS

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Example of syrups

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  • CHERRY SYRUP (47%)
  • COCOA SYRUP
  • ORANGE SYRUP
  • RASPBERRY SYRUP
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A nearly saturated aqueous solution of sucrose (85% w/v)

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SYRUP, NATIONAL FORMULARY (SIMPLE SYRUP)

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They are inherently stable and resistant to the growth or microorganisms when properly prepared and maintained

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SYRUP, NATIONAL FORMULARY (SIMPLE SYRUP)

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Methods of preparing syrups

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  • SOLUTION WITH THE AID OF HEAT
  • PERCOLATION
  • RECONSTITUTION
  • ADDITION OF SUCROSE TO MEDICATED OR FLAVORED LIQUID
  • SOLUTION BY AGITATION WITHOUT THE AID OF HEAT
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Importance of syrups

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  • IT RETARDS OXIDATION BECAUSE IT IS PARTLY HYDROLYZED INTO REDUCING SUGAR
  • IT PREVENT DECOMPOSITION OF MANY VEGETABLE SUBSTANCE BECAUSE OF ITS HIGH OSMOTIC PRESSURE WHICH PREVENT THE GROWTH OF BACTERIA
  • THEY ARE PALATABLE DUE TO SWEET TASTE
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17
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These are clear, pleasantly flavored sweetened hydroalcoholic solutions intended for oral use

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ELIXIRS

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18
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Alcohol content of elixirs

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5-40%

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Aromatic elixir, National formulary ____% alc.

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22%

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20
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Methods of preparing elixirs

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  • SOLUTION WITH AGITATION
  • ADMIXTURE OF 2 OR MORE LIQUID INGREDIENT
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These are alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solutions of volatile substances

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SPIRITS OR ESSENCES

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Uses of spirits or essences

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  • FLAVORING AGENTS
  • VEHICLE
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23
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Storage of spirits or essences

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TIGHT, LIGHT-RESISTANT CONTAINERS

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24
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Alcohol content of spirits or essences

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GENERALLY OVER 60%

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These are alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solutions prepared from vegetable materials or from chemical substances

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TINCTURES

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26
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Alcohol content of tinctures

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15-80%

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Preparation of tinctures

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  • MACERATION - PROCESS M
  • PERCOLATION - PROCESS P
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28
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Examples of tinctures

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  • IODINE TINCTURE
  • OPIUM TINCTURE
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29
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These are liquid preparations of vegetable drugs containing alcohol as solvent, preservative or both and so made that unless otherwise specified in an individual monograph

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FLUIDEXTRACTS

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30
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Fluidextracts: each __ml contains __g of the standard drug

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EACH 2 ML CONTAINS 1G OF THE STANDARD DRUG

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Preparation of fluidextracts

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PROCESS A, B/D, E

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These are clear, aqueous solution saturated with volatile oils or other aromatic or volatile substances

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AROMATIC WATERS

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33
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Aromatic waters are also known as

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MEDICATED WATERS

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34
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Uses of aromatic waters

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  • FLAVORED VEHICLE FOR WATER SOLUBLE DRUGS
  • AQUEOUS PHASE IN SOME EMULSIONS OR SUSPENSIONS
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35
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Storage of aromatic waters

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TIGHT, LIGHT-RESISTANT BOTTLES

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36
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Methods of preparing aromatic waters

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  • SOLUTION OF THE AROMATIC SUBSTANCES WITH OR WITHOUT USE OF DISPERSING AGENT
  • DISTILLATION
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37
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These are aqueous solution used for treating the pharynx and nasopharynx by forcing air from the lungs through the gargle which is held in the throat

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GARGLE

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38
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These are aqueous solutions used for its deodorant, refreshing or antiseptic effect or for control of plaque

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MOUTHWASH

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39
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Intended for topical application to the skin or mucous membranes

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TOPICAL SOLUTIONS

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40
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Types of topical solutions

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  • SPRAYS
  • ASTRINGENT
  • TOPICAL ANTI-INFECTIVE
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Locally applied solutions that constrict pores and precipitate proteins

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ASTRINGENT

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42
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Examples of astringent

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  • ALUMINUM ACETATE
  • ALUMINUM SUBACETATE
  • CALCIUM HYDROXIDE
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43
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They are used to kill microorganisms when applied to the skin or mucus membranes

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TOPICAL ANTI-INFECTIVE

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Examples of topical anti-infective

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  • POVIDONE-IODINE
  • THIMEROSAL
  • HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
45
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These are solid dosage fors intended for insertion into body orifices where they melt, soften, or dissolve and exert local or systemic effects

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SUPPOSITORIES

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Criteria for satisfactory suppository base

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  • SHOULD BE INERT, NONIRRITATING AND NONSENSITIZING
  • SHOULD BE FIRM AND SHOULD NOT MELT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
  • SHOULD DISSOLVE RAPIDLY IN THE CAVITY FLUID
47
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These are plastic masses containing gelatin, glycerin, water and an added medicinal substance such as zinc oxide

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GLYCEROGELATINS

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Percentage of gelatin, glycerin, water, medicinal substance in glycerogelatins

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  • GELATIN 15%
  • GLYCERIN 40%
  • WATER 35%
  • MEDICINAL SUBSTANCE 10%
49
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Example of glycerogelatins

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ZINC GELATIN BOOT

50
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Glycerogelatin for varicose ulcer

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ZINC GELATIN BOOT

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These are wounds that are thought to occur due to improper functioning of venous valves, usually of the legs

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VARICOSE ULCERS

52
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Are semisolid preparations intended for application to the skin, and generally contain a larger proportion of solid material than ointments and therefor are stiffer

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PASTES

53
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Example of pastes

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ZINC OXIDE PASTE/LASSAR’S PLAIN ZINC PASTE

54
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Are semisolid preparation containing one or more medicinal agents dissolved or dispersed in either a W/O emulsion or an O/W emulsion or in another type of water-washable bases

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CREAMS

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Example of creams

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VANISHING CREAM

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It is an oil-in-water emulsion containing large percentage of water and stearic acid or other oleaginous component

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VANISHING CREAM

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Are semisolid preparations intended for external application to the skin or mucous membranes

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OINTMENTS

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Other names for ointments

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  • UNGUENTS
  • CHRISMA
  • OCCULENTUM
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Uses of ointments

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  • EMOLLIENTS - MAKE THE SKIN MORE PLIABLE
  • PROTECTIVE BARRIERS
  • VEHICLES - IN WHICH TO INCORPORATE MEDICATION
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Liquid dosage forms containing finely divided drug particles distributed somewhat uniformly throughout a vehicle in which the drug exhibits a minimum degree of solubility

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SUSPENSIONS

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Suspensions particles have diameters for the most part ____

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GREATER THAN 0.1 CM

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Purpose of suspension

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  • SUSTAINING EFFECT
  • STABILITY
  • TASTE
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Is sometimes used for suspension in aqueous vehicles intended for oral

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MILK

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Often used to describe suspensions or inorganic acids such as clay in water

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MAGMA

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Are semisolid systems consisting of dispersions of small or large molecules in an aqueous liquid vehicle rendered jelly-like by the addition of a gelling-agent

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GELS

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Are generally suspensions of solid materials in an aqueous vehicle

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LOTION

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Is a biphasic liquid preparations containing two immiscible liquid

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EMULSIONS

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Two immiscible liquids

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  • CONTINUOUS PHASE
  • DISPERSED PHASE
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It is the liquid converted into minute globules

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DISPERSED PHASE

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It is the liquid in which the globules are dispersed is called the

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CONTINUOUS PHASE

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Other name for dispersed phase

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INTERNAL PHASE

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Other name for continuous phase

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EXTERNAL PHASE

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Rectal solution employed to evacuate the bowel influence the general system by absorption or to affect locally the site of disease

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ENEMA

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Are aqueous solutions directed against a part or into a cavity of te body

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DOUCHE

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It functions as a cleansing or antiseptic agents

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DOUCHE

76
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Are frequently dispensed in the form o a powder with the directions for dissolving in a specified quantity of warm water

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DOUCHE

77
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Other name for liniments

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EMBROCATIONS

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These are nonaqueous alcoholic or oleaginous solutions of various medicinal substances intended to be rubbed on the skin

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LINIMENTS

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Rubefacient, counterirritant or penetrating action

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LINIMENT

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Are liquid preparations composed of pyroxylin dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent mixture usually composed of alcohol and ether

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COLLODIONS

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AKA soluble gun cotton

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PYROXYLIN

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It is produced through the action if nitric acid and sulfuric acid (3:1) on purified cotton

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PYROXYLIN

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It is prepared by the addition of castor oil (3%) (for flexibility) and camphor (for water-proofing) (2%) to collodion

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FLEXIBLE COLLODION

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  • are aqueous solutions designed to be administered to the nasal passages in drops or sprays
  • vehicle used is usually water, but a co-solvent system may be used
  • may contain preservatives, buffer, antioxidant, surfactant
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NASAL SOLUTION

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  • are intended for installation into the ear
  • vehicle: water or glycerin, or co-solvent
  • may contain preservatives, buffer, antioxidants, viscosity agents and surfactants
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OTIC SOLUTIONS

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  • sterile solutions used to wash or bathe surgical incisions, wounds or body tissues
  • should be labeled “Not for Injection” and “For Irrigation Only”
  • pH and isotonicity must be considered
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IRRIGATING SOLUTION

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  • are sterile, pyrogen-free and particle-free solutions, suitably compounded and packaged for instillation into the eye
  • contains water, preservatives, buffer, antioxidants, tonicity adjustors, viscosity enhancers
  • pH = 7.4 or pH = 6.5 to 8.5
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OPTHALMIC SOLUTION

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Injected through the skin or directly into the blood vessel, muscle, organ or tissue.

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PARENTERAL SOLUTIONS

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Must conforms with strict requirements for microbiological impurity, particulate matter and
pyrogenicity

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PARENTERAL SOLUTIONS

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____ and ____ must be given specially consideration in parenteral solutions

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pH AND ISOTONICITY

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Routes of administration

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  • Intradermal (ID) or Intracutaneous
  • Subcutaneous (SC or SQ)
  • Intramuscular (IM)
  • Intravenous (IV)
  • Intra-arterial
  • Intral-thecal
  • Intra-spinal
  • Epidural
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The liquid which consist of two phases are known as a

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BIPHASIC LIQUID DOSAGE FORMS

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Biphasic liquid dosage forms are sub categorized into two different forms namely as

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  • EMULSION
  • SUSPENSION
94
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Both phases are available in liquid

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EMULSION

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Finely divided solid particles are suspended in liquid medium

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SUSPENSION

96
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Tyoes of emulsion

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  • OIL-IN-WATER (O/W)
  • WATER-IN-OIL (W/O)
  • MULTIPLE EMULSIONS
  • MICROEMULSIONS
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  • Oil is dispersed as droplets in an aqueous medium
  • Oral products and external, washable products
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OIL-IN-WATER

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  • Water is dispersed as droplets in an oil or oleaginous medium
    -Used for external preparations when emollient, lubricating, or protective properties are desired
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WATER-IN-OIL

99
Q

It appear translucent or transparent and have droplet diameter in the nanometer size range

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MICROEMULSIONS

100
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Wet gum method

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  • (WATER+EMULSIFIER) + OIL (SLOWLY)
  • O/W
101
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Dry gum method

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  • (OIL+EMULSIFIER) + WATER (RAPIDLY)
  • 4:2:1 OIL + WATER +SURFACTANTS
102
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Bottle method

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  • O:W:E (3,2,1) (2,1,1)
  • FOR VOLATILE OIL
103
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Nascent soap method

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  • ALKALI + FA (50:30)
  • SOAP FORM AS EMULSIFIER
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