a combination of one or more sterile products added to an IV fluid for administration.
Intravenous admixture
sterile, large volume solutions intended to be administered via infusions; they contain sugar, amino acids and electrolytes
Intravenous fluids (IVF)
– it contains amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids and other nutrients in sufficient quantities.
Total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
a suspension of attenuated (live) or inactivated (killed) microbes used to stimulate the production of antibodies & provide immunity against one or several diseases.
Vaccines-
a chemically modified toxin from a pathogenic microorganism, which is no longer toxic but is still antigenic and can be used as a vaccine.
Toxoids-
contain that specific antibodies obtained from the blood of humans and produces as a result of having had the specific disease or havin immunized against it with a specific biologic product
Human Immune sera
– a solution containing antibodies from the pooled plasma of not less than 1,000 normal individuals
Immunoglobulin
a special preparation obtained from human donor pools selected for high antibody titer against a specific disease
Hyper immune serum
a solution of antibodies derived from the serum of animals immunized with specific toxins (toxoids) used to achieve passive immunity or to affect a treatment
Antitoxin
a solution of antibodies derived from the serum of animals immunized with specific viral vaccines.
Antiviral Serum
– a preparation of antibodies derived from the serum of animal immunized with specific venom used to neutralize the venoms produced by the specific organism.
Antivenin –
– sterile preparations to be used on the eyes
Ophthalmic
intended for the eye; clear, sterile solution to be instilled into the eyes by the use of dropper
Ophthalmic solutions
dispersion of finely divided relatively insoluble drugs substances in an aqueous vehicle containing suitable suspending and dispersing agent
Opthalmic suspensions
- contain medicinal agents added to the ointment base either a solution or as micronized powder. They are limited to bedtime installations.
Ophthalmic ointments
preparations designed to furnish hydrophilic coating over the characteristically hydrophilic surface of hard contact lens surfaces
Wetting solutions
- Used to remove surface contaminants, lipids, proteins and the like
Cleaning solutions
isotonic; in an acceptable pH range nonreactive with lens material and sterile solution which exhibits disinfecting activity.
Disinfecting solutions- i
used to store and hydrate hard lenses and to disinfect lenses.
Soaking solutions
solution intended to rewet hard lenses
Artificial tears -