Study Set Content:
Preferred for: Benzoin, Tolu and Aloe
Maceration – Process M
slow passage of solvent through a column of drug
“strain”
Preferred for: Coffee
Percolation – Process P
Liquid preparations of vegetable drugs prepared by percolation
Fluidextracts
1g of drug per
1 mL
100% extract
Fluidextracts
concentrated preparations of vegetable or animal drugs
Extracts
(blank) by the menstrua / solvent makes “extracts” very potent (mainly composed of the active part of the drug)
extraction and evaporation
uses percolation method –> distillation
Extracts
3 form of Extracts
1) semi-liquid or syrupy
2) pilular or solid (plastic consistency)
3) powdered
for ointment and paste
pilular or solid (plastic consistency)
for powders, capsules, tablets
powdered
Ophthalmic sterile solutionAnesthetics –
“caine”
Antibiotic and antimicrobial agents
Ophthalmic sterile solution
Antifungal agents
Ophthalmic sterile solution
allergic conjunctivitis
Anti-inflammatory agents
Antiviral agents
Ophthalmic sterile solution
for conjunctivitis - zinc sulfate
Astringents
intraocular pressure and open-angle glaucoma
Beta-adrenergic blocking agents
Miotics & other glaucoma agents
Ophthalmic sterile solution
