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excipents
Pharmaceutical excipents
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Antifungal preservative prevents growth of fungi | bezoic acid |
| Tablet antiadherents prevent tablet ingredients from sticking to punches and dies | talc |
| Emulsifying agent used to promote and maintain dispersion of finely subdivided particles of liquid in a vehicle in which it is immiscible | acacia |
| Suspending agent viscosity increasing agent used to reduce sedimentation rate of particles in a vehicle in which they are not soluble , | agar bentonite |
| Colorants Used to impart color to liquid and solid (e.g., tablets and capsules) | allura red AC FD&C Red #40 |
| Alkalinizing Agent Used in liquid medium to provide alkaline medium for product stability | Ammonia Solution |
| antimicrobial preservaties | benzoice acid |
| Antioxidant used to prevent deterioration of preparations by oxidation | butylated hydroxytoluene BHT |
| Suspending agent viscosity increasing agent used to reduce sedimentation rate of particles in a vehicle in which they are not soluble | carbomer carbonol |
| tickeners | carbomer |
| Air displacement agent employed to dispalce air in a hermetically sealed container to enhance product stability | carbon dioxide |
| Suspending agent viscosity increasing agent used to reduce sedimentation rate of particles in a vehicle in which they are not soluble | carboxymethylcellulose sodium |
| Enteric Coating | cellulose acetate phthalate (CAP) |
| Suppository base vehicle for suppositories | cocoa butter |
| Tablet glidant used in tablet and capsule formulations to improve flow properties of the powdered mixture | colloidal silica |
| Tablet glidant used in talble and capsule formulations to improve flow properties of the powdered mixture | cornstarch |
| Tablet disintegrant used into solid form to promote disruption | croscarmellose |
| Tablet disintegrant used into solid form to promote disruption | crospovidone |
| Tablet direct compression excipient used in direct compression tablet formulation | dibasic calcium phosphate (Ditab) |
| Aerosol Propellant Agent responsible for developing the pressure within an aerosol container and expelling the product when valve is opened | Dichlorodifluoromethane (Fluoromethanes in general) |
| Plasticizer componet of film coating solutions to make film more pliable enhance spread of coat | diethyl phthalate |
| penetration enhancer | DMSO dimethly sulfoxide |
| Chelating agent substance that forms stable water soluble complexes with metals | edetate disodium |
| Colorants Used to impart color to liquid and solid | (e.g., tablets and capsules) erythrosine FD&C Red #3 |
| solvents | ethanol |
| Colorants Used to impart color to liquid and solid preparation | (e.g., tablets and capsules) FD&C and D&C |
| Acidifying Agent Used in liquid medium to provide acidic medium for product stability | Fumaric Acid |
| Encapsulating Agent used to form thin shells to enclose a drug for ease of administration | gelatin |
| Tablet disintegrant used into solid form to promote disruption | glycolate |
| Humectant used to prevent drying of preparations ointments and creams | gycerine |
| Levigating agent liquid used as a intervening agent to reduce the particle size of a powder by grinding | gycerol |
| Film Coating | HPC, HPMC |
| Colorants Used to impart color to liquid and solid (e.g., tablets and capsules) | indigo carmine |
| fillers diluents | lactose |
| Ointment base semisolid vehicle for medicated ointments | lanolin |
| Tablet antiadherents prevent tablet ingredients from sticking to punches and dies | magnesium stearate |
| Tablet binders susbtances used to cause adhesion of powder particles | mehtylcellulose |
| Antifungal preservative prevents growth of fungi | methylparaben |
| Tablet disintegrant used into solid form to promote disruption | microcrystalline cellulose |
| fillers diluents | microcrystalline cellulose |
| Levigating agent liquid used as a intervening agent to reduce the particle size of a powder by grinding | mineral oil |
| Air displacement agent employed to dispalce air in a hermetically sealed container to enhance product stability | nitrogen |
| Ointment base semisolid vehicle for medicated ointments | petrolatum |
| Tablet binders susbtances used to cause adhesion of powder particles | povidone |
| Tablet disintegrant used into solid form to promote disruption | pregelatinized starch |
| Humectant used to prevent drying of preparations ointments and creams | propylene glycol |
| sweeteners | saccharin sodium |
| antimicrobial preservaties | sodium benzoate |
| Surfactant substances that reduce interfacial tension | sodium lauryl sulfate |
| Tablet disintegrant used into solid form to promote disruption | sodium starch |
| Tablet binders susbtances used to cause adhesion of powder particles | starch |
| Tablet disintegrant used into solid form to promote disruption | starch |
| Sweetening Agent Used to impart sweetness to a preparation | sucrose |
| Colorants Used to impart color to liquid and solid (e.g., tablets and capsules) tartrazine- yellow #5 | FD&C |
| Tablet or capsule opaquant Used to render a coating opaque | Titanium dioxide |
| Stiffening agent increase thickness or hardness of preparation | waxes |
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