GELS/MAGMAS Flashcards
Official Gels/Magmas
Bentonite Magma
Aluminum Hydroxide Gel
Milk of Magnesia
% bentonite in bentonite magma
5%
% thixotropic activity of Bentonite Magma
> 4%
% Aluminum oxide of Aluminum hydroxide gel
4%
% Magnesium hydroxide in Milk of Magnesia
7% and 8.5%
CI: Tetracycline
Quinolones
Aluminum hydroxide gel
AE of Aluminum hydroxide gel
Constipation
AE of Milk of Magnesia
Diarrhea
Synthetic macromolecule gelling agent
Carbomer 934
Cellulose derivative gelling agent
Carboxymethylcellulose/
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Natural gum used in gels
Tragacanth
Two types of gel
Single-phase gel
Two-phase gel
Gels in which macromolecules are distinguished somewhat uniformly in a liquid vehicle & no apparent boundary can be seen
Single-phase gel
Gels made up of flocculated small
distinct particles
Two phase gels
Type of gel of milk of magnesia
Two-phase gel