2. Solutions
• Liquid Dosage Forms
• Solution: solutions are clear Liquid preparations containing one or
more active ingredients dissolved in a suitable vehicle.
• Suspension: (Solid in Liquid dispersion) Liquid preparations containing
one or more active ingredients suspended in a suitable vehicle.
3. Descriptions
• Solutions can be formulated for different routes of administration
Orally: Syrups, elixirs, dropsIn mouth and throat: Mouth washes,
gargles,throat sprays.In body cavities: Douches, enemas, ear
drops,nasal sprays.On body Surfaces: Collodions, lotions.
4. Rationales behind solutions
•
(1) Easier to swallow therefore easier for:children - old age -
unconscious people.
• (2) More quickly effective than tablets and capsules.
• (3) Homogenous therefore give uniform dose thansuspension or
emulsion which need shaking.
5. Advantages of SoIutions
(1) Easier to swallow therefore easier for:children - old
age - unconscious people.(2) More quickly effective than
tablets and capsules.(3) Homogenous therefore give
uniform dose thansuspension or emulsion which need
shaking.
