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Semi Solid Preparations M3 Flashcards

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Semi-solid preparations intended for external application to the skin or mucous membranes.

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Ointment

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Applied to the skin with or without inuctions (rubbing).

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Ointment

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Also called SALVE, CHRISMA or UNGUENTUM.

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Ointment

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Ointment also called?

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Unguentum
Salve
Chrisma

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What are the ointment bases?

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Mixture of waxes
Fats
Oils

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Emollient effect and effective as occlusive dressings.

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Hydrocarbon bases

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Remain on the skin for long periods without drying out and difficult to wash off.

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Hydrocarbon bases

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When powdered substances are to be incorporated into hydrocarbon bases, liquid petrolatum (mineral oil) may be used as?

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Levigating agent

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Give the examples of hydrocarbon bases.

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Pertolatum
White petrolatum
Yellow ointment
White ointment

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Not easily removed from the skin with water washing, because the external phase of the emulsion is oleaginous.

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Absorption bases

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Useful as pharmaceutical adjuncts

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Absorption bases

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Permit the incorporation of aqueous solutions resulting in the formation of water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion

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Absorption bases

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Give the examples of absorption bases.

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Lanolin
Cold cream

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Known as “water-washable bases”

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Water-removable bases

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Removed easily from skin or clothing.

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Water-removable bases

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May be diluted with water or aqueous solutions and can absorb serous discharges.

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Water-removable bases

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What is the example of water-removable bases?

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Hydrophilic ointment

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Also known as “greaseless bases”

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Water soluble bases

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It doesn’t contain oleaginous components.

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Water soluble bases

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With the aid of heat.

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Fusion

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Components are combined by melting together and cooled with constant stirring until congealed.

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Fusion

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The material with the highest melting point are heated to the lowest required temperature to produce a melt.

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Fusion

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Additional materials are added with constant stirring during cooling of the melt until the mixture is congealed.

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Fusion

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Without the aid of heat

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Mechanical incorporation

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The components are mixed until a uniform preparation is attained.
Mechanical incorporation
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should be added to the molten fatty bases at the lowest possible temperature and the mixture stirred until cold.
Soluble solids
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should be incorporated using an ointment tile and spatula. If there is more than one powder to be added these should be mixed in a mortar using the 'doubling-up' method.
Insoluble solids
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WHITFIELD’s OINTMENT Synonyms: Latin’s name: Uses: Formulation: Method of preparation:
-Benzoic acid and Salicylic acid -Unguentum Acidi Benzoico Et Salicyli -Keratolytic, fungicide -Benzoic acid, salicylic acid, woolf fat, white petrolatum -Mechanical incorporation
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SIMPLE OINTMENT Synonyms: Latin’s name: Uses: Formulation: Method of preparation:
-Simple ointment -Unguentum album, Unguentum simplex -Emollient, ointment base -White wax, petrolatum -Fusion
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Are semisolid preparations containing one or more medicinal agents dissolved or dispersed in either the o/w emulsion or in another type of water-washable base.
Creams
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Commonly used in topical skin products and in products used rectally and vaginally.
Creams
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Preferred over ointments because they are easier to spread and remove.
Creams
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External phase is water
Oil in water
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Produced by synthetic waxes
Oil in water
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Rapid absorption and penetration of drugs.
Oil in water
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What are the two types of creams?
Oil in water Water in oil
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Thin, white and smooth in consistency.
Oil in water
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Examples of oil in water.
Hand cream Vanishing cream Foundation cream Shaving cream
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External phase is oil
Water in oil
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Produced by emulsifying agent of natural origin.
Water in oil
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Good emollient property
Water in oil
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Creamy, white or translucent and rather stiff.
Water in oil
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Examples of water in oil.
Cold cream Emollient
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COLD CREAM synonyms: Latin name: Uses: Formulation: Preparation:
-Petrolatum rose water ointment -Unguentum aquae rosal petrolatum -Emollient, cleansing cream -mineral oil, Rose oil, White wax, Glycerin Sodium borate -Puried water -Fusion
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Ointment-like preparations which are usually stiffer, less greasy and more absorptive than ointments.
Pastes
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Not suited for application to hairy parts of the body.
Pastes
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Absorb serous secretions and are preferred for acute lesions
Pastes
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should not contain corrosive ingredients like dithranol, coal tar or salicylic acid
Pastes
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It is also useful for absorbing harmful chemicals, such as the ammonia that is released by bacterial action on urine, and so are often used in nappy products.
Pastes
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they can form an unbroken layer over the skin which is opaque and can act as a sun filter.
Pastes
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This makes them suitable for use by skiers as they prevent excessive dehydration of the skin (wind burn) in addition to sun blocking.
Pastes
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ZINC OXIDE PASTE Synonyms: Latine name: Uses: Formulation: Preparation:
-Lassar’s plain zinc paste -Pasta zinci oxide -Astringent, protective and vehicle -zinc oxide, starch, white petrolatum -incorporation
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Prefer by patient less sticky
Cream
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Easy to spread and remove
Creams
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treating oozing or "wet" skin conditions.
Creams
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covering large areas of skin.
Cream
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best used on dry skin.
Ointment
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occlusive,' which means they trap moisture and are not well absorbed into the skin.
Ointment
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keep the skin moist for longer periods of time.
Ointment
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promote more complete absorption of the active ingredient or medication
Ointment
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Thick and stiff • Less greasy • More absorptive • Applied with spatula • Protective coating
Pastes
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A pharmaceutical powder is a mixture of finely divided drugs from the comminution of chemicals by in dry form.
Powders
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This method is often used to prevent a gritty feel when solids are incorporated into dermatologic or ophthalmic ointments and suspensions.
Levigation
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3 types of mortar and pestle.
Wedgewood Glass Porcelain
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Continuous rubbing or grinding of the powder in a mortar with a pestle.
Tituration

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