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| dissolve drug; purified water, sterile water, alcohol, peanut oil, mineral oil |
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| dissolve or disperse drug (carrying agent); syrups (sugar solutions), elixirs (hydroalcoholic) |
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| make drug palatable; flavors: peppermint, vanillin, cocoa, cinnamon oil; sweeteners: sucrose, mannitol, sorbitol, glycerin, dextrose |
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| prevent microbial growth; antifungal: parabens (mehtyl, ethyl, butyl), benzoic acid, sodium benzoate; antimicrobial: benzalkonium chloride, chlorbutanol, phenol |
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| Stabilizers (antioxidants, chelating agents) |
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| prevent decomposition; antioxidants: ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbate, sodium metabisulfite; chelating agents: edetic acid, edetate disodium |
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| increase bulk of formulation; microcrystalline cellulose, starch, lactose, mannitol |
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| cause adhesion; sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, gelatin |
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| help break tablet after incubation in water; microcrystalline cellulose, starch |
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| Antiadherents/lubricants/ glidants |
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| reduce friction during compression, improve flow; stearates (calcium, magnesium, zinc) talc |
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| help dispersion; sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) |
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| petrolatum, polyethylene glycol (PEG) |
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| taste masking, enteric coating (protection), sugar coating (liquid glucose, sucrose), film coating (ethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose), enteric coating (cellulose acetate phthalate, shellac) |
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