MAJOR INTRA AND EXTRA CELLULAR ELECTROLYTES | Pharmacy Notes
MAJOR INTRA AND EXTRA CELLULAR ELECTROLYTES: Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, Phosphate, Calcium & Official Preparation of these electrolytes
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Expectorants and Emetics | Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Expectorants and Emetics: Ammonium Chloride, Potassium Iodide, Antimony potassium tartrate
Limit test for Chlorides | pharmaceutical Chemistry
Quality control of Drugs and pharmaceuticals “Limit test is defined as a quantitative or semi-quantitative test designed to identify and control small quantities of impurity which is likely to be present in the substance. The limit test is generally carried out to determine the inorganic impurities present in the compound”. In short, a limit test …
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ACID, BASE AND BUFFER: PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY
Pharnacy Notes: ACID, BASE AND BUFFER: PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY
Calamine IP, USP & BP & Calamine lotion
Calamine Formula: ZaCO3. Zn(OH)2. xFe2O3 (BP) or Zn0. xFe2O3 (USP) Calamine USP Calamine is Zinc Oxide with a small proportion of ferric oxide. Calamine contains not less than 98.0 % and not more than 100.5 % of ZnO, calculated on the ignited basis. Zn0. xFe2O3 Calamine BP As per British Pharmacopoeia (BP), Calamine is basic …
Gastrointestinal agents | Pharmaceutical Chemistry
ANTACID These are drugs used for neutralizing excess acid in the stomach. Classification(i) Systemic antacids.(ii) Non-systemic antacids. (i) Systemic Antacids They are used to reduce the acidity of blood. Eg. Sodium bicarbonate in sodium citrate. SODIUM BICARBONATE M.F. NaHCO3; Syn: Baking Soda PREPARATION Laboratory Method It is prepared by passing CO2 gas through a solution …
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ANTIOXIDANT: Pharmaceutical Chemistry
ANTIOXIDANTS Antioxidants are reducing agents which are added to the drugs or other pharmaceutical preparations to prevent their oxidation. Requirements of an Ideal Antioxidant i. It should be chemically and pharmacologically inert. ii. Effective in low concentration. iii. It should not be toxic. iv. It should be easily soluble. Official Antioxidant HYPOPHOSPHORUS ACID Sulphuer Compound …