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Ocular Pharma #3
Drug Retention Test Chapter 1
Term | Definition |
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BAK (Benzylkonium chloride) | Preservative |
Purite | Preservative, Disappearing preservative-breaks down to water and oxygen |
5% Sodium chloride | Hypertonic agent |
Sodium perborate | Preservative, Disappering preservative- breaks down to water and oxygen |
Glycerine | Hypertonic agent |
Fluorescein | Stains cornea only |
Lissamine Green | Stains cornea and conjunctiva |
Povidone | Viscous vehicle to increase contact time of liquids |
Lanoline | Vehicle for ointments |
Methylcellulose | Viscous vehicle to increase contact time of liquids |
Petrolatum | Vehicle for ointments. |