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list 6 solid dosage forms

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ointments, skin patches, suppositories, pessaries, IUDs, capsules

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stuff about ointments

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spreadable, greasy, semisolid, contains dispersed powder and small amounts of liquid, base is a mixture of wax/fats/oils/hydrophobic

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what are pastes

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ointments with high powder content

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what is the vehicle of an ointment

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a mixture of wax/fats/oils

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what do ointments contain

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dispersed powder and small amounts of aqueous liquid

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what changes when the chain length of hydrocarbons increase

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the state changes from gas to liquid to solid as there are more intermolecular interactions like hydrophobic bonding and chain entanglement (longer chains=solid)

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what is rancidity

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degradation of fats and oils

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give examples of triglycerides and state if they’re saturated or not

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animal fats are saturated and vegetable oils are unsaturated
-ester groups hydrolyse and unsaturated bonds oxidise causing rancidity

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properties of skin ointments

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-traps water vapour in skin to make stratum corneum more supple
-protection from water
-delivers drug to skin (local effect)

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properties of eye ointments

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-longer residence time, sticks to eyelids
-sterile to prevent damaging eyes so formulation is resistant to heat

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properties of lip balms (stiff ointments)

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-stiffeners/hard wax
-occlusive (hydrates)
-water repellent
-uv protection can be added

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properties of wash off ointments

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-surfactant added so ointment can be emulsified when wet
-use macrogol as base (water soluble waxy polymer)

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transdermal drug delivery

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stratum corneum is barrier to drugs, only small amount of drugs get through, penetration enhancers added

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what is added to help transdermal drug delivery

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penetration enhancers eg. propylene glycol

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common design of skin patch

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backing, drug reservoir, rate controlling membrane, adhesive polymer

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describe 3 stages of rate of drug release from skin patches

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  1. small initial burst as drug is released from membrane
  2. depends on drug conc in reservoir, linear if reservoir is self replenishing
  3. rate decreases rapidly when patch is almost exhausted
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design features of skin patches

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backing- wont leak, impermeable, laminate film

reservoir- holds solution of drug, suspension of drug makes it self replenishing

membrane- permeable polymer

adhesive polymer- water resistant, elastic, easy removal, non irritating, wont react with drug

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name solid dosage forms for insertion and where they are inserted

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suppositories- rectum
pessaries- vagina
IUD- uterus

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how do suppositories and pessaries release drug

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melt, disintegrate/dissolve at body temp to release drug

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what is an IUD

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intrauterine device, contraceptive device for medical insertion into the uterus

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3 types of suppositories and pessaries

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waxy (Theobroma base/macrogols)- low mp, made by melting, adding drug then setting in a mould, releases drug by liquifying at body temp

glycerogelatin (gelatine/glycerol/water)- rubbery soft gel, melt and set in mould, aqueous base so good for water soluble drugs

tablet- immediate release, for pessaries

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what is glycerogelatin made of

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gelatine glycerol and water

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how are waxy suppositories/pessaries made

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melt wax, mix drug in, set in moulds

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how do waxy suppositories/pessaries release drugs

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liquify below body temp

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why are glycerogelatin suppositories/pessaries good for water soluble drugs
they have an aqueous base
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what is the base of waxy suppositories/pessaries
Theobroma, hard fat bp or macrogol
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problems with using theobroma
its a polymorph, 6 forms, if overheat then other polymorphs will form and suppositories wont set/will melt
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what is a replacement we can use instead of theobroma
hard fat bp, its a synthetic wax so its more reproducible
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what are macrogols and some of its issues
poloxyethylene, synthetic wax, long chains are solid, hydrophilic base for water soluble drugs, not very stable, easily oxidised and splits polymer chain
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describe the 2 types of capsules
hard capsules- hard polymer shell in 2 halves filled with IR powder and the other with DR and ER, gelatin shell soft capsule- soft polymer shell, filled with liquid, shell is gelatin with plasticisers
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advantages of using gelatin
strong thin film, flexible, tough, resists impact, easily dissolve in stomach, mouldable, cheap
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issues with gelatin
-its a protein so is hydrophilic so shell will need to be protected from extreme environments -some drugs can crosslink the polymer chains causing it to release contents more slowly -animal product (vegans, religious reasons)
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what happens to gelatin in high humidity
shell gains moisture and softens and microbes grow on surface
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what happens to gelatin in dry and hot environments
shell loses moisture and becomes brittle and shatters
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what can hard capsules be filled with
(almost anything) powder, granules, small tablets, coated pellets, solid wax and more
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what can soft capsules be filled with
oils, solution of drugs, suspension of drugs (the liquid vehicle cant plasticise/dehydrate/interact with gelatin shell), light sensitive drugs (protected by colouring shell opaque with TiO2)
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types of pellets
-coated non pareil pellets -extruded spheronised pellets (spheres made from particle dough) -both processes originated from food industries
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are pellets often used for oral IR DR or ER capsules
DR/ER
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advantages of pellets over tablets
-reliable, if one unit fails it wont cause dose dumping -stomach empties them as a liquid so theres no delay in gastric emptying -spreads through GI tract so theres less localised irritation -can provide mixed drug release (IR and ER for example) -can use 2 incompatible drugs together
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internal structure of coated non pareil pellets
non pareil core- sugars/strach/cellulose layers of drug wiht poleymer binder- PVP, HPMC polymer film coat- DR, ER (optional)
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internal structure of extrude spheronised pellets
uniform mix of drugs and excipients- MCC, polymer binder, drug polymer film coat- DR, ER
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manufacture of coated non pareil pellets
non pareil cores, add polymer binder, add drug powder, dry layer, repeat (drug layering), coating, capsule fill, packing
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what is drug layering
process that builds repeated layers onto the core in a sugar coating pan, stops when the correct weight of coating has been added
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advantages and disadvantages of coated non pareil pellets
advantages- no new equipment needed, complex release profiles can be made (DR layers/ ER layers in combo) disadvantages- time consuming when multi-layered, complex process, each layer needs to be checked
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manufacture of extruded spheronised pellets
mix drug and excipients, wet massing, extrusion, spheronisation, dry, coating, capsule fill, packing
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what is wet massing
same as wet granulation but add more liquid to make a dough
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what is extrusion
making short rode from wet dough (sprinkles) -hollow cylinder with holes, wet mass extrude through the holes to form rods
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what is spheronisation
rounding the rods in spheres -use a spheroniser, moist extrudate rods and rounded by contact with a spinning plate
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advantages and disadvantages of extruded spheronised pellets
advantages- quick process, complicated release profiles can be made disadvantages- expensive new equipment needed, time for development
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describe a good and bad extrudate (rod)
good- smooth cylinder with uniform lengths bad- too wet/sticky, rough surface, uneven lengths, dry/crumbly
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what are extrudates
the rods formed from extrudation
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describe a good and bad sphere formed from spheronisation
good- round, uniform diameter bad- agglomerations in spheroniser (spheres clump together), widely different diameters, friability, incomplete rounding (ovals)
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what is used to coat pellets and list feature of it
wuster coater/bottom spray, used to coat any particulates -wurster insert, spray gun, warm air in, mesh

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