Study Set Content:
Divided powders/doses/chartulae Package as
chartula/chart/powder paper
Medicines packed:
PEG 3350 (i.e., MiraLAX),
cholestyramine resin, pectin, L-glutamine,
sodium phenylbutyrate, and wheat dextrin
An opaque paper with no moisture resistant property
Simple bond paper
A thin semi-opaque moisture resistant paper
Vegetable parchment
Transparent waterproof paper
Waxed
A glazed, transparent moisture resistant paper
Glassine
Hygroscopic and deliquescent
Waxed paper
With volatile components
Waxed or glassine
Limited barrier need
Glassine or Vegetable parchment
Without volatile substance or not affected by moisture
Simple bond
Into the ears, nose, vagina, tooth socket, or throat
Insufflated powders/puffer
Flexibility of compounding
or doses
Advantages of powders
Stable
advantages of powders
Time consuming to prepare
Disadvantages
Dose inaccuracy
Disadvantages
Dispersible
Advantages
Unsuitable for dispensing, unpleasant tasting, hygroscopic or deliquescent drugs
Disadvantages
All pass #8 sieve, NMT 20% pass through #60 sieve
Very coarse (# 8)
All pass #20 sieve, NMT 40% pass through #60 sieve
Coarse (# 20)
All pass #40 sieve, NMT 40% pass through a #80 sieve
Moderately coarse (# 40)
