Study Set Content:
Alkalinizing agent
Strong ammonia solution
Flavoring agent
Lemon oil, lavender, nutmeg
solvent/vehicle
Alcohol-co-solvent water
POPULAR NAME OF SPIRITS
essences
4 METHODS OF PREPARING SPIRITS
● Simple solution
● Solution with maceration
● Chemical RXN
● Distillation
Why is the translucent ammonium carbonate
preferred over the chalky variety?
Because the translucent ammonium carbonate has a white appearance.
Decomposition products of ammonium carbonate solution
Ammonia, co2, water
What accounts for the change in color of the preparation upon long storage
water
ACTIVE INGREDIENT OF THE PREPARATION
Ammonium carbonate
CAMPHOR LINIMENT synonym
Camphorated oil, Linimentum camphorae
CAMPHOR LINIMENT uses
Counterirritant and rubefacient
What is a Rubefacient?
Agents that induce only hyperemia
What is the reason why camphor was not dissolved in open dish?
It will volatilize
Why is it not desirable to use wet container when preparing this liniment?
It is an oleaginous liniment that when exposed to wet container, they are immiscible with water and difficult to wash off.
SYNONYM
Glycerinated Gelatin Suppositories
Glycerol
Strong Iodine Solution
Lugol’s Strong Iodine, Compound Iodine Solution, Liquor Iodi Fortis
Sweet Orange Peel Tincture
Tinctura auranti dulcis, Tinctura de corteza de naranja dulce
Orange Syrup
Syrupus Aurantii, Syrup of Orange peel, Citrus sinesis, Aurantii dulcis cortex
Aromatic Elixir
Simple elixir
Camphor Liniment
Camphorated oil, Linimentum camphorae
