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Section 4: Disperse Systems Flashcards

1
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In a disperse system, what is the dispersed substance known as?

A

Dispersed phase

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In a disperse system, what is the vehicle known as?

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Continuous or dispersing phase

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What is a solid in a liquid called?

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A suspension

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What is a liquid in a liquid called?

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An emulsion

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What is a solid/liquid in air called?

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An aerosol

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What does suspension mean by USP terms?

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Dosage forms that are solid-liquid dispersions

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What are 4 other names for suspensions?

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1) Milk
2) Magma
3) Lotion
4) Syrup

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What is an example of a suspension that is called a “milk”?

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Milk of magnesia

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What is an example of a suspension that is called a “magma”?

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Bentonite magma

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What is an example of a suspension that is called a “lotion”?

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Hydrocortisone lotion

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What is an example of a suspension that is called a “syrup”?

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Doxycycline syrup

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What are the USP guidelines for nomenclature of dosage forms?

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Be named by route of administration (ex: oral, topical) and their physical system (ex: tablet, solution)

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What is an example of an old name that was changed to meet the requirements of USP nomenclature?

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White lotion is now called zinc sulfide topical suspension USP

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14
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What can define a dispersed system?

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Particle size

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15
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What are 2 characteristics of coarse dispersions?

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1) Solute not dissolved completely and is visible

2) Size over 10 micrometers

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What are coarse dispersions generally used for?

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Suspensions and emulsions

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What are 2 characteristics of fine dispersions?

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1) Solute not completely dissolved

2) Size between 0.5 and 10 micrometers

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18
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What are fine dispersions generally used for?

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Magmas and gels

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What are 2 characteristics of colloidal dispersions?

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1) Solute not completely dissolved, but not visible

2) Size between 1 nanometer and 0.5 micrometers

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20
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What is a property of colloidal dispersions?

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Will scatter light

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21
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What are 2 characteristics of molecular solutions?

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1) Solute completely dissolved in solvent

2) Size below 1 nanometer

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22
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Do true molecular solutions scatter light?

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No

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23
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Disperse systems are thermodynamically ______

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Unstable

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24
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True or false: disperse systems are 1-phase systems

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False, they are 2-phase systems

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What does a larger particle size cause with respect to dispersion?

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Larger particle = greater tendency to separate from the dispersing phase

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26
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____ tend to settle while _____ rise to the top

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Solids; liquids

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27
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What is needed for dosing accuracy with disperse systems?

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The dispersed phrase should be restored to uniform distribution throughout the dispersing phase with moderate agitation of the container

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What are suspensions?

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Two-phase systems of a finely divided solid uniformly dispersed in a liquid phase

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29
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What is the normal particle size for suspensions?

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10-50 micrometers

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30
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For suspensions, what is the continuous phase usually?

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Aqueous

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31
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For suspensions, how much solubility does the solute have in the continuous phase?

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Minimal

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32
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What is often done to suspensions for oral use?

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Sweetened or flavoured

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33
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What are suspensions for topical use called?

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Lotions

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34
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What are 4 advantages to suspensions as a dosage form?

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1) Easy to swallow
2) Flexibility in giving doses of different sizes
3) Able to mask disagreeable tastes
4) Drug may have increased stability

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35
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What are 3 disadvantages to suspensions as a dosage form?

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1) Physically unstable and will separate over time
2) Dosing inaccuracy if homogeneity not restored before use
3) May have an unpleasant feeling in the mouth, especially if large particle size

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36
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What are 3 desirable attributes of a suspension?

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1) Should settle slowly and be readily re-dispersed with gentle shaking
2) Particle size should remain fairly constant over the product’s shelf-life
3) Should pour evenly and readily

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What is a disperse system?

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A liquid preparation containing undissolved or immiscible drug distribution throughout the vehicle

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38
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What are the 6 factors involved in Stokes law?

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1) Rate of settling
2) Diameter of particles
3) Density of particle
4) Density of medium
5) Gravitational constant
6) Viscosity of the medium

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39
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What does Stokes :aw explain?

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Rate of settling in a suspension

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40
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What 3 things does Stokes Law indicate?

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1) Sedimentation is a function of particle size
2) Sedimentation is an inverse function of viscosity
3) Rate of sedimentation can be slowed by reducing the particle size and/or increasing the viscosity of the medium

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41
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With respect to Stokes Law, what does a small particle size mean?

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Tendency for caking or agglomeration increases

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42
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What does agglomeration prevent?

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Easy redispersion of settled particles

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43
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What is a way to prevent agglomeration?

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Forming floccules

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44
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What are floccules?

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A loose aggregation of particles

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45
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What holds floccules together?

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Weak particle-particle bonds (van der Waals interactions)

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What is a difference between flocculated and non-flocculated suspensions?

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Flocculated suspensions form a higher sediment volume

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What does the loose structure of flocculated suspensions allow for?

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Easy redispersion

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48
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How can floccules be formed?

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By adding a small quantity of surfactant (or sometimes electrolytes), which at specific concentrations may neutralize surface changes

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49
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What changes once floccules are formed?

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Particle size becomes larger

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50
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What should be added because floccules have a larger particle size?

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A viscosity-increasing agent

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51
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What does thixotropic mean?

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  • When a substance can switch between solid and liquid

- Usually appears as solid when no pressure is applied, and behaves like a liquid when sufficient pressure is applied

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52
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What must be considered when turning a solid dose form into a liquid oral dose form?

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Stability, bioavailability, preservative, flavour, and colour

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What is the typical procedure when turning a solid dose form into a liquid oral dose form?

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  • Powder/empty the appropriate number of tablets/capsules
  • Use a mortar and pestle and an appropriate levigating agent to prepare a smooth paste
  • Add structured suspending vehicle in portions
  • Make to volume, mix by inversion, and dispense into suitable bottle
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54
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What is an appropriate levigating agent when turning a solid dose form into a liquid oral dose form?

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Glycerin

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What is an appropriate vehicle when turning a solid dose form into a liquid oral dose form?

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  • A commercially-prepared one like Ora-Sweet

- May also use syrup or a methylcellulose-type vehicle

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56
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What must be done when doing compounding for infants?

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Minimize exposure to preservatives, alcohol, and propylene glycol

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57
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What is the go-to expiration for aqueous products as directed by the USP?

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No more than 14 days in the fridge

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58
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When can an expiration date exceed 14 days?

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With the use of preservatives

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59
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What is an emulsion?

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A dispersion of small droplets of liquid in another immiscible liquid

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60
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What is the third phase of an emulsion?

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Emulsifying agent

61
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What kind of emulsion involves the continuous phase being aqueous?

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Oil and water emulsion

62
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What kind of emulsion involves the continuous phase being oleaginous?

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Water and oil emulsion

63
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What can emulsions be used for?

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Oral, topical, parenteral, or ophthalmic

64
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What are the most common emulsions?

65
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What are very uncommon emulsions?

66
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What is an advantage to water and oil emulsions?

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More occlusive (air can’t get through it when applied topically)

67
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What is an advantage to oil and water emulsions?

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Better drug release

68
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What is an example of a water in oil emulsion for topical use?

69
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What is a disadvantage to emulsions?

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Physically unstable and will revert to 2 immiscible phases

70
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What type of emulsion will cause droplets to rise to the top?

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Oil and water

71
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What type of emulsion will cause droplets to settle to the bottom?

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Water and oil

72
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**What can be done after creaming has occurred?

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Re-disperse with shaking

73
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**What is creaming?

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When internal phase droplets merge and rise to top or settle to bottom

74
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How can emulsions be stabilized?

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Use of surfactants, hydrocolloids, or solid particles

75
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What is a surfactant?

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Hydrophilic or lipophilic portions of molecule that concentrate at oil:water interface

76
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What do surfactants do?

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Lower interfacial tension between phases which reduces repellant forces between them, and reduces attractive force within each phase

77
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What does a surfactant facilitate?

A

Breaking of globules into smaller droplets

78
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What are the 2 types of surfactants and what are 2 examples of each?

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1) Anionic (sodium docusate, sodium oleate)

2) Non-ionic (Spans, Tweens)

79
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What type of surfactants are rarely used and why?

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Cationic because irritation and toxicity occurs in the amount required

80
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What do hydrocolloids provide?

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  • Protective multi-molecule layers around dispersed droplets

- May provide a charge which causes droplets to repel each other

81
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What are the 3 types of hydrocolloids and what is an example of each?

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1) Natural (gelatin)
2) Semi-synthetic (methylcellulose)
3) Synthetic (carbopols)

82
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What happens to solid particles when mixed with droplets and what does this cause?

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  • Tend to form layer around droplet and swell

- Increases viscosity and reduces attraction between droplets

83
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What is the function of auxiliary agents?

84
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What are examples of auxiliary agents?

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  • Fatty acids
  • Fatty alcohols
  • Fatty esters
85
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What is the hydrophilic-lipophilic balance?

A

A system designed to aid in determining type and amount of emulsifier needed to prepare stable emulsions

86
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How are HLB values determined?

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Experimentally

87
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What is the scale for HLB values?

88
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What does a low HLB value indicate?

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Emulsifier is oil-soluble, so oil phase will predominate and a water and oil emulsion will form

89
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What are HLB values assigned to?

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Oils and oil-like materials

90
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What is the equation for the HLB value of an emulsion?

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(quantity surfactant 1)(HLB surfactant 1) + (quantity surfactant 2)(HLB surfactant 2) / (quantity surfactant 1 + quantity surfactant 2)

91
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How are emulsions prepared in industry?

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With large tanks and high-speed homogenizers or colloid mills

92
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What must be put into the system to make an emulsion?

93
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What are the 4 general methods for extemporaneous preparation of emulsions?

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1) Continental
2) English
3) Bottle
4) Beaker

94
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What is used in the continental method of preparing emulsions?

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4 parts oil, 2 parts water, and 1 par emulsifier/gum

95
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What is generally used as the gum in the continental method of preparing emulsions?

96
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What type of mortar and pestle is generally used in the continental method of preparing emulsions?

97
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Describe the continental method of preparing an emulsion

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  • Acacia is levigated with the oil until they are thoroughly mixed
  • Water is then added at once with vigorous trituration
  • Additional solid materials are dissolved in some of the remaining water (if they are water soluble); oil-soluble material is dissolved in oil
  • Preparation is transferred to a measuring cylinder and made to volume
98
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What is the same and different between the english and continental methods of preparing emulsions?

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  • Same proportion of materials

- Different order of mixing

99
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Describe the english method of preparing an emulsion

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  • Gum is triturated with water to make a mucilage

- Oil is added in portions with vigorous mixing

100
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When would the bottle method for making an emulsion be used?

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If oil has low viscosity

101
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What is a similarity between the bottle and continental methods of preparing emulsions?

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Same proportions of materials

102
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Describe the bottle method of preparing an emulsion

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  • Acacia put into bottle, oil added, and vigorously mixed

- Water is added and more vigorous mixing

103
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Describe the beaker method of preparing an emulsion

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  • All water soluble materials are dissolved in water and all oil soluble materials are dissolved in oil using beakers
  • Both solutions heated to about 70 C in a water bath
  • Internal phase added to external phase with mixing
  • Stirred until cooled
104
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What does acacia contain?

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Neutral sugars and acids

105
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What is the continuum of dispersions?

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From true solutions to coarse suspensions and emulsions

106
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What is the stability of colloidal dispersions?

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Relatively stable

107
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What can colloidal dispersions consist of?

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Single large molecule of high MW

108
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What can colloidal dispersions appear as?

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True solutions that scatter light

109
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How is dispersion maintained in colloidal dispersions?

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Brownian movement

110
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What are colloidal dispersions effective at?

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“Solubilizing” insoluble drugs

111
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What are the 2 types of colloidal dispersions?

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1) Lyophilic

2) Lyophobic

112
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What does higher viscosity mean for colloidal dispersions?

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Improved system stability because interaction between particles is reduced

113
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What can cause a hydrophilic colloid to carry a surface charge?

A
  • The pH of the system

- Chemical functional groups of colloid

114
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_____ keeps particles separated

115
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What can neutralizing or changing the charge of particles cause?

A

Can cause them to attract each other and grow

116
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Are hydrophilic systems stable or unstable and why?

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  • Quite stable

- High affinity between particles and the continuous phase

117
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Why are hydrophobic systems less stable than hydrophilic systems?

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Hydrophobic systems have no interaction between colloid and continuous phase

118
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What causes settling in hydrophobic colloids?

A
  • Attraction then association between colloid particle

- Addition of electrolyte that may neutralize the charge

119
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How can a hydrophobic colloid be stabilized?

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By developing some attraction between particles and continuous phase with surfactants or protective colloids that can coat the particle

120
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What keeps a hydrophobic colloid dispersed?

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Mutual repulsive forces and Brownian movement

121
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What are gels?

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Hydrophilic colloidal systems with high degree of cross-linking or association

122
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Gels have high ____

123
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Gels have _____ phase movement

A

Continuous

124
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What is the normal concentration of a gelling agent?

125
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What kind of preparation is a gel?

A

A semi-solid preparation of small inorganic or large organic molecules interpenetrated by liquid

126
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When would a gel be called a magma?

A

When particle size is large

127
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What is a gel made of?

A

Discrete particles

128
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A gel is ____-phase

129
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When is a gel single phase?

A

If large organic macromolecules are uniformly distributed with no apparent boundaries between dispersed and continuous

130
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What is an example of a single phase gel?

A

Natural gums

131
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What are gels useful for?

A

Preparing oral, topical, nasal, ophthalmic, and vaginal dose forms

132
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What are the 4 types of classification systems for gels?

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1) Inorganic
2) Organic
3) Hydrogels
4) Organogels

133
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Jellies are ____ and contain ____

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  • Structurally conherent

- Water and a thickening agent

134
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What is a common problem in the preparation of gelling agents?

A

Wetting them

135
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What are 4 examples of gelling agents?

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1) Alginic acid
2) Bentonite or Vee gum
3) Carbomer
4) Poloxamer

136
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What is carbomer compatible with?

137
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What are disperse systems useful for?

A

Topical, oral, ophthalmic, and parenteral dose forms

138
Q

What should be done before using disperse systems?

A

Shake them

139
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What must the caregiver understand when giving a disperse system?

A
  • Needs to be shaken
  • Route
  • Storage
140
Q

What is the function of methylcellulose?

A

Suspending agent

141
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What is the function of citric acid?

A

pH adjuster

142
Q

What is the function of sodium benzoate?

A

Preservative

143
Q

What is the function of aspartame?

144
Q

What is the function of orange flavour?

A

Flavouring agent

145
Q

What is the function of purified water?

146
Q

What is the function of tween 80?

A

Non-ionic surfactant

147
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What is the function of span 20?

A

Non-ionic surfactant

148
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What is the function of cherry syrup?

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