Potassium Citrate Mixture

Question 1

What are the two most likely purposes of ethanol in this product?

Answer 1

• combat basicity of alkaline urine

* preservative

Question 2

Which groups of people may the ethanol content be important for?

Answer 2

• children

* people with liver problems

Question 3

What are the two most likely purposes of citric acid in this product?

Answer 3

• combat basicity of urine

* more palatable

Question 4

Which three excipients are used to improve palatability?

Answer 4

• quillaia tincture
• sucrose
• lemon oil turpeneless

Question 5

If you made this product extemporaneously you would need to grind the citric acid first before adding it to the product, why would this be?

Answer 5

Citric acid does not dissolve easily, so when it’s ground it dissolves better than in crystals or in lumps

Question 6

Sodium benzoate is the main preservative in this product, if you made it extemporaneously, what is the most likely preservative you would use in place of sodium benzoate?

Answer 6

Double strength chloroform water