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[2ND YEAR] PH 107 - Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Drug Delivery Systems, and Medical Devices (Lec.) > MIDTERM 01 - Dosage Form Design Considerations > Flashcards

MIDTERM 01 - Dosage Form Design Considerations 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 (SS)

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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 (OCT)

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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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Rule that 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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Forms that usually exhibit different physicochemical properties

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Polymorphic forms

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Is defined as the maximum concentration of a substance that can be completely dissolved in a given solvent at a certain temperature and pressure level

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Drug solubility

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

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Dissolution rate

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2 methods in determining dissolution rates of chemical compounds (CP)

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Constant surface method, Particulate dissolution

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Method that involves the characteristic of compound and solvent under fixed experimental conditions (Methods in determining dissolution rates)

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Constant surface method

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The value of the constant surface method is expressed as __________

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mg dissolved/min/cm2

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Used to study the influence of particle size, surface area, and excipients upon the active agent (Methods in determining dissolution rates)

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Particulate dissolution

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Law that describes the relationship of diffusion and dissolution of the active drug in the dosage form and when administered in the body

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Fick’s law (Law of diffusion)

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Law that relates to a steady-state flow (Fick’s law)

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Fick’s 1st law

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Law that relates to a change in concentration of drug with time, at any distance, or a non-steady state of flow (Fick’s law)

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Fick’s 2nd law

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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); is determined by potentiometric titration

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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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Drug molecules interact with water molecule to yield breakdown product (Types of destructive process)

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Hydrolysis/Solvolysis

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Involves the loss of electrons from an atom or molecule (Types of destructive process)

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Oxidation

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Are molecules or atoms containing one or more unpaired electrons

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Free radicals

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The active ingredient retains chemical integrity and labeled potency within the specified limits (Types of stability)

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Chemical stability

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The original physical properties, appearance, palatability, uniformity, dissolution, and suspendability are retained (Types of stability)

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Physical stability

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Involves the sterility/resistance to microbial growth (Types of stability)

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Microbiologic stability

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The therapeutic effect remains unchanged (Types of stability)

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Therapeutic stability

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No significant increase in toxicity occurs (Types of stability)

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Toxicologic stability

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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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Is a major determinant in stability

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Optimum pH range for stability

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Are agents used to increase stability

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Buffering agents

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Are drugs prepared in dry state; they are packaged in sealed containers with air replaced by inert gas

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Oxygen sensitive drugs

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Catalyst to oxidation reactions

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Reaction between two or more identical molecules with resultant formation of new and generally larger molecules

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Polymerization

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2 processes where one or more active chemical groups are removed (CD)

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Chemical decarboxylation, Deamination

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Process that involves the decomposition of carboxylic acid and release of carbon dioxide

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Decarboxylation

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Process that involves the removal of nitrogen containing group from organic amine

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Deamination

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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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Studies that determine 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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Holds the article and is or may be in direct contact with the article

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

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Closure and container

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

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Packaging materials

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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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May be added to plastic to decrease the transmission of short UV rays

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UV absorbers

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Light resistant containers must meet the USP standards which define the acceptable limits of light transmission at any wavelength of light between __________ and __________ nm

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290-450 nm

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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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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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Used to dissolve the drug substance (Types of pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients)

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Used to make the product more palatable (Types of pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients)

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Flavors and sweeteners

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Used to enhance the appeal (Types of pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients)

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Used to prevent microbial growth (Types of pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients)

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Preservatives

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Used to prevent decomposition (Types of pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients)

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Stabilizers

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Used to increase bulk of the formulation (Types of pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients)

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Diluents/Fillers

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Used to cause adhesion of the powdered drug (Types of pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients)

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Used to promote tablet breakup after administration (Types of pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients)

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Antiadherents/Lubricants

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Used to promote tablet breakup after administration and coatings (Types of pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients)

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Disintegrating agents

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Can mask unwanted taste (Types of pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients)

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Sweetening pharmaceuticals

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Most commonly used sweetening pharmaceutical

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

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Delaney clause

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2 sweetening pharmaceutical used in foods; “generally recognized as safe” (SC)

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Saccharin, Cyclamate

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Sweetening pharmaceutical that is banned due to possible carcinogenicity, genetic damage, and testicular atrophy

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Cyclamates

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First artificial sweetener with requirement for pre-marketing proof of safety

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Sweetening pharmaceutical that is structurally similar to saccharin; 130 times as sweet as sucrose and is excreted unchanged in the urine

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Acesulfame potassium (nonnutritive sweetener)

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New sweetening agent; is natural, nontoxic, safe, and 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 (Types of pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients)

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Coloring pharmaceuticals

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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)

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Added to pharmaceutical preparation in the form of diluted solutions (Coloring pharmaceuticals)

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Commonly used in the form of fine dispersions or suspensions (Coloring pharmaceuticals)

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90% of the dyes used in products are synthesized from the derivative of __________

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Benzene (Aniline)

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

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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

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Are suitable substances added to enhance a drug’s permanency or usefulness

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Preservatives

[2ND YEAR] PH 107 - Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Drug Delivery Systems, and Medical Devices (Lec.) (15 decks)

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