ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS Flashcards
pharmaceutical solutions that are meant for application to delicate membranes of the body should also be adjusted to approximately the ____ with the body fluids
SAME OSMOTIC PRESSURE
- Causes no swelling or contraction of tissues
- Produce no discomfort in the eye, nasal tract, blood or body tissues
- Has the same salt concentration, hence same osmotic pressure as the RBC
ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS
Causes outward passage (Shrinkage/Crenation)
HYPERTONIC SOLUTIONS
Causes swelling, which leads to bursting (Hemolysis)
HYPOTONIC SOLUTIONS
Hypertonic Solutions
greater than 0.9% NaCl
Hypotonic Solutions
<0.9% NaCl
NSS
normal saline solution
Methods of Adjusting Tonicity
NaCl or other substance is added
1) Cryoscopic Method
2) Sodium chloride Equivalent Method
CLASS I METHODS
Refers to the concentration of aqueous NaCl solution having the same colligative properties as the solution in question
ISOTONICITY VALUE
Methods of Adjusting Tonicity
water is added to the drug, followed by sufficient
isotonic solution
1) White-Vincent Method
2) Sprowls Method
CLASS II METHODS
Measurement of Tonicity
Based on the appearance of RBC suspended in solutions
HEMOLYTIC METHOD
Measurement of Tonicity
Based on slight differences in vapor pressure, freezing point or boiling point
COLLIGATIVE PROPERTIES
HEMOLYTIC METHOD:
Hypotonic → ____
liberates oxyHgB
Methods of Adjusting Tonicity
CLASS I METHODS
1) Cryoscopic Method
2) Sodium chloride Equivalent Method
- a.k.a. “tonicic equivalent” of a drug
- the amount of NaCl that is equivalent to 1 gram of the drug
SODIUM CHLORIDE EQUIVALENT (E)
Liso VALUES
non electrolytes
1.9