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Term
Difference between Tween and Span
Definition
Tween: oil in water
Span: water in oil

***both nonionic, sorbitan, fatty ester synthetic surfactants
Term
Which ointment bases are water washable?
Definition
Water removable and Water soluble
Term
Name the ointment bases in order
Definition
1. Fatty Base
2. Absorption Anhydrous Base
3. Absorption Hydrous Base
4. Water-Removable Base
5. Water-Soluble Base
Term
Which ointment bases are greasy?
Definition
Fatty base, Absorption Anhydrous Base, Absorption Hydrous Base
Term
Which ointment bases are classified under H2) Absorption?
Definition
Absorption Anhydrous
Absorption Hydrous
Water Removable
Water Soluble
Term
Three Examples of Fatty Base/Hydrocarbon
Definition
White Petrolatum, White Cream, Vaseline
Term
4 Examples of Anhydrous Absorption
Definition
Hydrophilic Petrolatum
Anhydrous Lanolin
Aquaphor
Aquabase
Term
3 Examples of Hydrous Absorption
Definition
Hydrous Lanolin
Cold Cream
Eucerin
Term
3 Examples of Water-Removable
Definition
Hydrophilic Ointment
Vanishing Cream
Unibase
Term
1 Example of Water Soluble Ointment Base
Definition
PEG Ointment
Term
Oral suspensions- oil or water based?
Definition
water
Term
how do you minimize caking?
Definition
controlled flocculation
Term
sedimentation rates for flocculated and deflocculated systems?
Definition
floc: high
defloc: low
Term
sedimentation volume for floc. and defloc. systems?
Definition
floc: high
defloc: low
Term
void volume for floc and defloc systems
Definition
floc: high
defloc: low
Term
what color are oil/water emultions?
Definition
creamy white
Term
what color are emulsions that have a smaller droplet size? smallest?
Definition
bluish
transparent
Term
what do w/o emulsions look like?
Definition
glassy/translucent
Term
will water disperse if put in an o/w emulsion?
Definition
yes
Term
is amaranth a water or oil soluble dye?
Definition
water soluble
Term
describe a fluorescence test
Definition
o/w: under fluorescent light, fluorescence appears spotty
w/o: under F light, entire field fluoresces
Term
hydrophilic emulsifying agents have what kind of HLB?
Definition
high
Term
what kind of dosage forms are dermatologicals?
Definition
semisolids
Term
a fluid preparation that offers no resistance to skin and settles under the force of gravity; newtonian flow
Definition
lotion
Term
semisolid preparation, does not flow under force of gravity, and as you rub it in the skin, the flow increases; pseudoplastic flow
Definition
cream
Term
semisolid preparation, plastic flow, definite yield value (resistance)
Definition
ointment
Term
semisolid preparation, when applied resistance to flow increases with increased force of application; dilatent flow
Definition
paste
Term
what are pseudoplastic systems?
Definition
"shear thinning systems"-viscosity decreases with increasing shear stress
Term
what is thixotropy?
Definition
shear stres is applied-it flows-then it takes some time to return to original state (like ketchup_
Term
what are dilatent systems?
Definition
"shear-thickening systems"-viscosity increases with increasing shear stress
Term
what are the 3 classes of suppository bases?
Definition
fatty, water-dispersable, water-soluble
Term
2 examples of suppository fatty bases?
Definition
cocoa butter (theobroma oil) and hydrogenated vegetable oil (cotton seed oil)
Term
advantages of using fatty suppository base?
Definition
solid at room temp and melts at body temp
soft/smooth/nonirritating
Term
disadvantages of using fatty suppository base
Definition
can't incorporate water-soluble drugs
polymorphic forms
greasy
Term
most stable polymorphism form of fatty base (supp)?
Definition
beta
Term
2 types of water-soluble supp bases
Definition
PEG bases-high MW for solids
glycerinated gelatin bases-used in vag supps
Term
adv of water-soluble fatty base?
Definition
easily prepared and stored
Term
disadv of water-solutlbe supp bases
Definition
irritates body cavities
Term
what are water-dispersible supp bases?
Definition
can be o/w or w/o-depends on what kind of thickening agent you use (from notes)
Term
3 types of inhalation aerosols?
Definition
metered dose inhalers
dry powder inhalers
nebulizers
Term
3 CFCs
Definition
P-11, P-12, P-114
Term
non CFC propellant?
Definition
P-134a
Term
3 examples of dry powder inhalers
Definition
Rotahaler
Spinhaler
Diskhaler
Term
adv of dpi
Definition
environmentally friendly (no propellant)
Term
2 disadvantages of DPI
Definition
inefficient
cough reflex
Term
how r u supposed to inhale a dpi
Definition
deep and rapid
Term
what is the rate limiting barrier for transdermal drug delivery systems
Definition
stratum corneum
Term
which are more stable, suspensions or solutions?
Definition
suspensions
Term
susp v solution...longer duration of action?
Definition
suspension
Term
describe emulsion
Definition
L/L coarse dispersion
Term
whats the most commonly used emulsifying agent?
Definition
surfactants
Term
layer that surfactants form?
Definition
single, flexibvle
Term
how do surfactants affect surface tension?
Definition
decrease it
*think of physio: IRDS low surfactant, so they have high surface tens of alv.
Term
how do surfactants affect viscosity?
Definition
stays same
Term
what type of film do polymers form?
Definition
multiple (rigid)
Term
how do polymers affect viscosity?
Definition
increase
Term
how do polymers affect surface tension?
Definition
stays same
Term
what kind of emulsion do polymers promote?
Definition
o/w
Term
what kind of film does FDS/particulate colloid form?
Definition
solid
Term
how do particulate colloids affect surface tension?
Definition
stays same
Term
how do particulate colloids affect viscosity?
Definition
increase
Term
disadv of using QUATs as a surfactant?
Definition
toxic, discompatability
Term
divalent salts of fatty acids....(Ca++ Mg++ etc) what kind of emulsion do they form?
Definition
w/o
**other salts of fatty acids form o/w
Term
which ointment bases have oil present in them?
Definition
all excpet water-soluble
Term
which ointment bases have water present in them?
Definition
absorption hydrous, water removable, water soluble
Term
what are rectal suppositories used for?
Definition
hemorrhoids and laxatives
(anti-emetics?)
Term
another term for vaginal suppositories?
Definition
pessaries
Term
what are vag suppositories used for?
Definition
contraceptives, antimicrobials
Term
another term for urethral suppositories?
Definition
bougies
Term
what are urethral suppositories used for?
Definition
anesthetics
Term
how do u get the beta form of a suppository base?
Definition
melt at 40-50 and slowly cool
Term
MW of transdermal drugs?
Definition
<500
Term
2 examples of membrane moderated systems?
Definition
transderm nitro
nicoderm
Term
2 examples of matrix dispersion system
Definition
nicotrol
nico-dur
Term
which transdermal system has a rate-controlling membrane/?
Definition
membrane modulated system
Term
what is cold freon problem?
Definition
patient stops inhaling when aersol reaches back of throat
Term
optimal size pcle for asthma?
Definition
1-5 microm
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