Suspensions are commonly referred to as dispersions in which the therapeutic agent is dispersed in the external phase (the vehicle). In an ideal suspension, particles…
Suspensions are an important class of pharmaceutical dosage forms. The advantages of suspension dosage forms include effective dispensing/ administration of insoluble or poorly soluble drugs;…
Pharmacy technicians are very important to the healthcare industry, not just in the U.S, but around the world. Dispensing prescription medication is an activity that…
A suspension is a disperse system in which solid, vehicle-insoluble particles (internal phase) are uniformly suspended by mechanical agitation and formulation design throughout the liquid…
Rheologic consideration is of great importance in the study of the stability of pharmaceutical suspensions. This is because the viscosity of a suspension can modify…
Crystal growth, also known as Ostwald ripening is simply the change in the particle size distribution in pharmaceutical suspensions. It a process whereby small particles…
A suspension is a heterogeneous system consisting of two phases. The dispersed or internal phase is made up of particulate matter that is essentially insoluble…
A pharmaceutical suspension is the dispersion of solid particles (usually a drug) in a liquid medium (usually aqueous) in which the drug is not readily…
Stokes’ law is a generalized equation that describes how certain factors affect the rate of settling in dispersed systems. The implication is that, as the…
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Sweetening agents are excipients often added to pharmaceutical dosage forms to mask bitter taste of the partially dissolved drug and to improve palatability in general.…
The American pharmaceutical industry is a highly globalized industry. The industry alone holds almost half of the global pharmaceutical market, with sales of drugs in…
An antimicrobial agent is a natural or synthetic substance that interferes with the growth and activities of microorganisms that may accidentally contaminate pharmaceutical dosage forms.…
Surfactant is a general name for substances that absorb to surfaces or interfaces to reduce surface or interfacial tension. These agents aid wetting and dispersion…
Surface active agents, also known as tensides, amphiphiles or surfactants (for short) is a general name for substances that tend to preferentially accumulate at the…
Pharmaceutical excipients by definition are substances other than the prodrug or active pharmaceutical ingredient which are added in the manufacturing process or are contained in…
Pharmacists are healthcare professionals who dispense medications prescribed by physicians and offer expertise in the safe use of prescription and non-prescription medications. They advise physicians…
