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Conversion of drugs to chemical forms convenient to their product formulation

Acids and bases

Buffers

Maintains pH with prescribed limits

Prevents oxidative decomposition

Antioxidants

Primary solvent in most pharm prep

Waters

Storage and dispensing container of most drug products

Glass

Proton donor

Acid

Proton acceptor

Base

Acids and bases are....

Conjugate pairs

Neutralisation is a rxn between _____ and ______ to form _______ and _______

Acid and hydroxide



•Salt and water

Acid or base that produce ions in aqueous soln to conduct electricity

Electrolytes

ionizes large extent (70-100%) into ions in aqueous soln

Strong electrolytes

ionizes to small extent into ions in aqueous soln

Weak electrolytes

Synonyms of boric acid

Boraric acid


★Hydrogen borate


★Orthoboric acid


★H3BO3

Boric acid often found in...

· sea waters


· certain plants


· nearly all fruits


· some volcanic steam jets

Native boric acid

Sassolite

Boric acid is ______ in air.

Stable

Boric acid is soluble in ______ and ______.

Water and Alcohol

Boric acid is freely soluble in _______, _______ and ______.

glycerin


✓boiling water


✓boiling alcohol

Adding ______ decreases _______ of boric acid

— HCL



— solubility

boric acid is not absorbed through intact skin but is ______ when ingested.

Highly toxic

Boric acid a are used as....

~ solutions


~ ointments


~ dusting powder


~ as antiseptic

Boric acid is a weak _______ agent.

Bacteriostatic

Boric is used as an eyewash at ______ concentration

2.5-4.5%


( More conc soln should be diluted with water before use)

Boric acids are buffers for opthalmic soln at what preparation?

1.9% boric acid with pH level of 5

Boric acid a are used in preparation of _______ and _______.

- Aluminium acetate USP XVII


- Aluminium subacetate soln XVII



(Should not be used alone when used as a buffer because it is not enough)

Boric acid is also used as buffer for ___________ to maintain _________.

Topical medication



acidic pH

Synonym of Hydrochloric acid

1. Muriatic acid


2. Spirit of sea salt


3. Marine acid


4. Chlorhydric acid

HCI is an aqueous soln of HCl gas containing ________ and _________ by weight of hcl

NLT 35% & NMT 38%

Properties of HCI

Colourless fuming liquid, pungent odor

Non fuming liquid soln of HCl is prepared by _________ with ________

Diluting hcl


2 volumes of water

More ionized than most acids and attacks many metals with evolution of H gas.

Hydrochloric acid

From Latin word "brine"

Muriatic acid

Muriatic acid contains ______ and a number of impurities including ______,________,________and_________

30% hcl


Chlorine, arsenous, sulfurous acid and iron

Acidifying agent

HCI

Disadvantage of HCl

Hygroscopic

Salt of organic amine are________.

Solid form (easy to incorporate into solid dosage forms)

Most drugs are available as _______.

HCl salts

___________ is a solution of HCl gas containing _______ and _______ of HCl in each _______ of soln

*Diluted hydrochloric acid


*NLT 9.5g and 10.5g


*100ml

It exists normally in _______. Aiding the conversion of pepsinogen to _______ and used as _______.

gastric juice (.2% hcl)


pepsin and gastric antiseptic

Used in treatment of achlohydria

Diluted hcl

Deficiency of HCl acid

Hypochlor-hydria

Diluted hcl is given in doses at ______. It must be highly diluted with _______ and should be administered through a ______.

1-10cc


Water


Straw

Glutamic acid hcl and betaine hcl are in_______.

Capsule form

Synonym of nitric acid

Spirit of Nitre


Aqua Fortis


Aqua fuerte


HNO3

Nitric acid is an aqueous soln containing ________ by weight of HNO3.

NLT 69%-71%

Nitric acid is __________ fuming liquid that has_________.

Highly corrosive


Highly irritating odor

HNO produces ________ in animal tissues due to __________ present.



This rxn is called _________.

yellow stain


aromatic amino acids



Xanthoproteic test

HNO is a strong ________, _______ and _________ agent.

Monotropic acid


Oxidizing agent


Nitrating agent

Oxidizing property of HNO is enhanced by ________ which is a product of _______ of HNO3

Presence of HNO2



Photochemical decomposition

Boric acid + glycerin

Boroglycerin glycerite

Boroglycerin glycerite is used as an....

Suppository base

When hcl is oxidized it will result to....

Chlorine gas