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Conversion of drugs to chemical forms convenient to their product formulation |
Acids and bases |
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Buffers |
Maintains pH with prescribed limits |
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Prevents oxidative decomposition |
Antioxidants |
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Primary solvent in most pharm prep |
Waters |
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Storage and dispensing container of most drug products |
Glass |
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Proton donor |
Acid |
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Proton acceptor |
Base |
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Acids and bases are.... |
Conjugate pairs |
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Neutralisation is a rxn between _____ and ______ to form _______ and _______ |
•Acid and hydroxide •Salt and water |
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Acid or base that produce ions in aqueous soln to conduct electricity |
Electrolytes |
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ionizes large extent (70-100%) into ions in aqueous soln |
Strong electrolytes |
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ionizes to small extent into ions in aqueous soln |
Weak electrolytes |
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Synonyms of boric acid |
★Boraric acid ★Hydrogen borate ★Orthoboric acid ★H3BO3 |
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Boric acid often found in... |
· sea waters · certain plants · nearly all fruits · some volcanic steam jets |
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Native boric acid |
Sassolite |
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Boric acid is ______ in air. |
Stable |
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Boric acid is soluble in ______ and ______. |
Water and Alcohol |
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Boric acid is freely soluble in _______, _______ and ______. |
✓glycerin ✓boiling water ✓boiling alcohol |
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Adding ______ decreases _______ of boric acid |
— HCL — solubility |
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boric acid is not absorbed through intact skin but is ______ when ingested. |
Highly toxic |
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Boric acid a are used as.... |
~ solutions ~ ointments ~ dusting powder ~ as antiseptic |
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Boric acid is a weak _______ agent. |
Bacteriostatic |
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Boric is used as an eyewash at ______ concentration |
2.5-4.5% ( More conc soln should be diluted with water before use) |
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Boric acids are buffers for opthalmic soln at what preparation? |
1.9% boric acid with pH level of 5 |
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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) |
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Boric acid is also used as buffer for ___________ to maintain _________. |
Topical medication acidic pH |
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Synonym of Hydrochloric acid |
1. Muriatic acid 2. Spirit of sea salt 3. Marine acid 4. Chlorhydric acid |
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HCI is an aqueous soln of HCl gas containing ________ and _________ by weight of hcl |
NLT 35% & NMT 38% |
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Properties of HCI |
Colourless fuming liquid, pungent odor |
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Non fuming liquid soln of HCl is prepared by _________ with ________ |
Diluting hcl 2 volumes of water |
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More ionized than most acids and attacks many metals with evolution of H gas. |
Hydrochloric acid |
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From Latin word "brine" |
Muriatic acid |
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Muriatic acid contains ______ and a number of impurities including ______,________,________and_________ |
30% hcl Chlorine, arsenous, sulfurous acid and iron |
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Acidifying agent |
HCI |
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Disadvantage of HCl |
Hygroscopic |
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Salt of organic amine are________. |
Solid form (easy to incorporate into solid dosage forms) |
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Most drugs are available as _______. |
HCl salts |
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___________ is a solution of HCl gas containing _______ and _______ of HCl in each _______ of soln |
*Diluted hydrochloric acid *NLT 9.5g and 10.5g *100ml |
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It exists normally in _______. Aiding the conversion of pepsinogen to _______ and used as _______. |
gastric juice (.2% hcl) pepsin and gastric antiseptic |
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Used in treatment of achlohydria |
Diluted hcl |
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Deficiency of HCl acid |
Hypochlor-hydria |
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Diluted hcl is given in doses at ______. It must be highly diluted with _______ and should be administered through a ______. |
1-10cc Water Straw |
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Glutamic acid hcl and betaine hcl are in_______. |
Capsule form |
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Synonym of nitric acid |
Spirit of Nitre Aqua Fortis Aqua fuerte HNO3 |
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Nitric acid is an aqueous soln containing ________ by weight of HNO3. |
NLT 69%-71% |
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Nitric acid is __________ fuming liquid that has_________. |
Highly corrosive Highly irritating odor |
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HNO produces ________ in animal tissues due to __________ present. This rxn is called _________. |
yellow stain aromatic amino acids Xanthoproteic test |
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HNO is a strong ________, _______ and _________ agent. |
Monotropic acid Oxidizing agent Nitrating agent |
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Oxidizing property of HNO is enhanced by ________ which is a product of _______ of HNO3 |
Presence of HNO2
Photochemical decomposition |
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Boric acid + glycerin |
Boroglycerin glycerite |
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Boroglycerin glycerite is used as an.... |
Suppository base |
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When hcl is oxidized it will result to.... |
Chlorine gas |