simple notes

1. PRESENTED BY:
L.GOPI B.PHARM
AADHI BHAGAWAN COLLEGE OF
PHARMACY
RANTHAM
GUIDED BY:
K.SHYAMALA M.PHARM.,
ASST PROF OF DEPARTMENT OF
PHARMACEUTICS
AADHI BHAGAWAN COLLEGE OF
PHARMACY
RANTHAM

2. Definition
 Liquid dosage form taken through oral
route.
 Use upto 3-7 days
 Fresh products formulated &
dispenced.
◦ Volume:
 60ml
 120ml
 240ml

3. Short term product:
 To treat acute condition such as:
◦ Cough
◦ Diarrhoea
◦ Constipation
◦ Rheumatism
◦ In-digestion

4. COMPONENTS:
 Vehicles
 Medicaments
 Chemical stabilizer
 Preservative
 Colouring agent
 Flavouring agent

5. VEHICLE:
 Water
 Aromatic water(flavouring agent)
◦ Example:
 Peppermint water
 Cinnamon water
 Camphor water
 Chloroform water

6. MEDICAMENTS:
 Cough supresent drug
 Anti diarrhial drug
 Compound gential infusion(use: a bitter
that stimulate the appitate)
 Orange peal infusion(use:bitter &
carminative)
 Senega infusion (use:expectorant)

7. CHEMICAL STABILIZER:
Antioxidant or chemical
stability
◦ Ascorbic acid
◦ Sodium meta bi sulphite

8. PRESERVATIVE:
 Benzoic acid (0.1%w/v)
 Chloroform (0.25%v/v)

9. COLOURING AGENT:
 No need of colouring agent (maximum
they are coloured)
 If needed FDA approved colouring
agent are used.

10. FLAVOURING AGENT:
 Syrup or glycerol (sweetning agent for
childrens preparation).
 Liquorice liquid extract (to mark the saline
taste of ammonium salt & alkali iodide in cough
mixture).
 Lemon sprit (to cover the taste of alkaline
citrates).
 Orange syrup
 Aromatic water
◦ Ex:
 anise water(use:carminative & flavouring agent)

11. Specific Example:
 Ammonium chloride & morphine
mixture
 Ferric ammonium citrate
 Compound gentain infusion
 Sodium salicylate mixture