The document discusses parenteral dosage forms. Parenterals are sterile solutions or suspensions of drugs administered directly into veins, muscles, or under the skin. They do not utilize the alimentary canal and must meet general requirements including stability, sterility, isotonicity, and being free of pyrogens, toxins, and foreign particles. Evaluation tests for parenterals include sterility, pyrogen, clarity, and leakage tests.

1. PARENTERAL
DOSAGE FORM
PRESENTED BY,
YogiTA RAYATE
M .Pharm first year
Dept.of pharmaceutics
Rajarambapu college of pharmacy,kasegaoN
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2. PARENTERALS
 The term derived from Greek word ‛Para’ outside &
‛Enterone’ intestine.
 Parenterals are sterile solutions or suspension of drug
in aqueous or oily vehicle
 Parenteral drugs are administered directly in to the
veins, muscles or under the skin , or more specialized
tissues such as spinal cord.
 Term parenteral used for any drug/fluid whose
delivery doesn’t utilize the alimentary canal for
entering in to the body tissues.
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3. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
 Stability
 Sterility
 Free from pyrogens & toxins
 Free from foreign particles
 Isotonic
 Chemical purity
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19. Evaluation Test
Sterility test
Pyrogen test
Clarity test
Leakage test
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