Study Set Content:
the active moiety in sodium
hypochlorite solution, owes its germicidal activity to both oxidizing and
chlorinating activity
Hypochlorous acid,
Silver nitrate, silver nitrate ophthalmic solution, and toughened silver nitrate Zinc acetate, zinc chloride, zinc sulfate, and zinc undecylenate
PRECIPITATING GERMICIDES
two boron compounds are cited in National Formulary (NF):
Boric acid and sodium borate.
The antimony compounds listed
antimony potassium tartrate USP and
antimony sodium tartrate
in solution is an excellent local astringent over wide concentration
ranges. It also is mildly antiseptic.
Aluminum ion
USP once was used in this application, but the high acidity
of its solutions caused problems. The acidity results from ionization of the
hexaaquo ion
Aluminum chloride
is essentially a solution of the
above ions prepared from aluminum sulfate using carbonate ion (CaCO3 calcium
carbonate) as the base.
Aluminum subacetate topical solution
may be either
the potassium or ammonium form.
Alum
Iron (III) and aluminum ions is an
astringent
is a saturated solution of fresh calcium
hydroxide, is used as local astringent.
Lime water,
Bismuth subnitrate and the other bismuth
sub-salts are used as
Astringents and protectives
Are those applied on the skin with good adhering properties
PROTECTIVES
protectives that is popular in pharmacists
zinc oxide
calcined native zinc oxide ore.
Calamine
a
mixture of fatty acid zinc soaps, has an unctuous feel.
Zinc stearate,
Magnesium trisilicate, basic aluminum carbonate, and chalk
Protectives
is used because
of its smooth, unctuous feel.
Talc
are used as they also have
some absorptive properties;
Kaolin and bentonite
is used as a solar screen (solar ray
protectant)
titanium dioxide
The most important innocuous pigments are the
iron oxides.
