Semi-Solid Dosage Forms and Transdermal Delivery Systems Flashcards
Types of semisolid dosage forms intended for topical application
creams, gel, and ointments
T/F. Topical Preparations are used for both local and systemic effects.
True
product designed to deliver drug into the skin in treating dermal disorders, with the skin as the target organ
Topical dermatological product
product is designed to deliver drugs through the skin (percutaneous absorption) to the general circulation for systemic effects, with the skin not being the target organ
transdermal product
Semisolid preparations intended for external to the skin or mucous membranes
+ may be medicated or not
+ unmedicated: emollient, protectant, lubricant
ointments
Ointment bases.
+ also known as hydrocarbon bases
+ effective as occlusive dressings
Oleaginous bases
Examples of Oleaginous bases
Petrolatum
White Petrolatum
White Ointment
Yellow Ointment
Other names for petrolatum
Yellow petrolatum
Petroleum Jelly
White Petrolatum
White Petroleum jelly
White soft paraffin
Vaseline
Yellow Ointment is obtained from
APIS MELLIFERA
2 types of Absorption bases
- Anhydrous bases
- w/o emulsions (emulsion bases) and permit the incorporation of small additional quantities of aqueous solutions
bases that permit the incorporation of aqueous solutions, resulting in the formation of w/o emulsions. These absorption bases are anhydrous vehicles composed of a hydrocarbon base and an additive
Anhydrous (Absorption base) `
Example of Absorption bases
Hydrophilic Petrolatum, Aquaphor, Aquabase, Eucerin Lanolin (Anhydrous lanolin)
also known as water - washable base
+ o/w resembling creams
+ absorb serous discharge
Water Removable Bases
Example of WaR base in Ointment
Hydrophilic ointment
often referred as greaseless
do not have oleaginous components
+ example: PEG
water - soluble bases
How to select appropriate Ointment bases?
- Desired release rate of the drug substance from the ointment base
- Desirability of topical or percutaneous drug absorption
- Desirability of occlusion of moisture from the skin
- Stability of the drug in the ointment base
- Effect, if any, of the drug on the consistency or other features of the
ointment base - Desire for a base easily removed by washing with water
- Characteristics of the surface to which it is applied
Where is ointment generally applied to?
Dry, Scaly skin
Where is cream generally applied to?
Weeping or oozing surfaces
Where is lotion generally applied to?
Intertriginous areas
Prep of Oint.
+ Components are mixed until uniform prep is attained
+ rubber/silicone spatula is used if drug reacts to metals
Incorporation
What to used during incorporations
Parchment paper, Ointmnet Slab. Unguator
Fusion
All or some of the components of an ointment are combined by being melted together and cooled with constant stirring until congealed
+ heat labile substances and any volatile substance are added last
Compendial Requirements for Ointments
- Microbial Content
- Minimum Fill
- Packaging (large-mouth jars, metal or plastic tubes)
- Storage
- Labeling
Semisolid preparations containing one or more medicinal agents dissolved or dispersed in either a W/O emulsion or an oil-in-water emulsion or in another type of water-washable base
Pharmaceutical Creams
O/W emulsions containing large percentages of water and stearic acid or other oleaginous component; evaporation → thin residue film of stearic acid/oleaginous components
Vanishing Creams
Semisolid systems consisting of dispersions of small or large molecules in an aqueous liquid vehicle rendered jellylike by the addition of gelling agent
Gels
also known as jellies
Gels
Type of gel where macromolecules are uniformly distributed throughout a liquid with no apparent boundaries between the dispersed macromolecules and the liquid
Single phase gel
Type of gel where a gel mass consisting of floccules of small distinct particles. Often referred to as Magmas.
Two phase gels
- Semisolid preparations intended for application to the skin.
- Generally contain larger proportion of solid material (25%) than ointments→ stiffer
- Not suited for application to hairy parts of the body
Pastes