Naplex Chapter 3 Compounding

Front 1

compounding must be done in
what kind of hood....
what kind of room....
what kind of pressure....

Back 1

a class 5 laminar air flow hood
within an ISO class 7 clean room
with positive air pressure

or a class 5 clean room with other crap

Front 2

what kind of scale is a class a balance

Back 2

its a torsion type balance
most used

Front 3

glass mortars are best for...

Back 3

liquids/chemicals that are oily

Front 4

fda approved drugs must have these 4 things...

Back 4

1) an NDA
2) produced under good manu. practices GMP
3) have an NDC
4) set expiration date

Front 5

water for injections must be

Back 5

sterile or bacteriostatic

Front 6

what should be used for weighing ointments

Back 6

glassine weighing paper

Front 7

what is the process of reducing the particle size

Back 7

levigation

Front 8

describe an emulsion

Back 8

are immiscible - do not form a suspension

Front 9

what is an emulsifyer

Back 9

agent added to stabilize the emulsion

Front 10

examples of lipohillic emulsifisers

Back 10

arlacel and Span

Front 11

example of hydrophilic emulsifiers

Back 11

Myrji and Tween

Front 12

an emulsifier used commonly as a laxative

Back 12

PEG

Front 13

define hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB)

Back 13

determines how much surfactant needed to form mixture
scale is 0-20

Front 14

hgh HLB =

low HLB=

Back 14

high = more water soluable

low= more oil soluable

Front 15

what has most water content of the following: paste, oint, cream, lotion

Back 15

lotions have most

Front 16

creams are how much oil, how much water

Back 16

50% water, 50% oil

Front 17

what form has a occlusive benefit, define occlusive benefit

Back 17

ointments

they trap in moisture- preferred for cracked feet

Front 18

what is the largest size of a cap?
smallest?

Back 18

largest is 000

smallest is 5

Front 19

what is a common excipient or binder that causes issues with pt's

Back 19

lactose....for lactose intolerant patients