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level: Level 3 - POWDER .2

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level questions: Level 3 - POWDER .2

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 A POWDER WITH ACTIVE INGREDIENT.  They are intended to be used INTERNALLY OR EXTERNALLY	Medicated powders
 Intended to be ADMINISTERED BY INHALATION with the AID OF DRIED POWDER INHALERS.	Aerosol Powders
 MEDICATED PREPARATION provided to the patient in BULK.  INCORPORATED with active ingredient that is NON-POTENT MEDICAMENT	Bulk Powders
typically includes SODIUM BICARBONATE and CITRIC ACID/ TARTARIC ACID/SODIUM BIPHOSPHATE in addition with active ingredient. (give examples of this)	Effervescent granules EX. fluimucil 200mg
Effervescent granules 1 The presence of __ and __ + water will create the __ It serves to mask the salty or bitter taste of medications For example, fluimucil 200mg	1 SODIUM BICARBONATE, CITRIC ACID 2 liberation of gas or CO2.
Supplied as Finely divided powders:	1 Antacid & Laxative Powders.
- Used for CLEANSING AND POLISHING THE TEETH. - They contain FLUORIDE and ANTICARIOGENIC AGENT (to prevent tooth decay) - Ex. toothpaste - CONTAINS SOAP or DETERGENT, MILD ABRASIVE (to make teeth shiny) and an ANTICARIOGENIC AGENT.	Dentifrices
- For ANTISEPTIC OR CLEANSING AGENT that are directed into a body cavity. INTENDED FOR VAGINAL USE. can be for nasal, otic, ophthalmic use Completely soluble and intended to be dissolved in water Powders contain AROMATIC OILS that are PASSED THROUGH SIEVE NO. 40 and SIEVE NO. 60 since it has the tendency to agglomerate contained in GLASS CONTAINERS, WIDE AMBER BOTTLES	Douche powders
LOCALLY APPLIED NONTOXIC preparation that intended to have NO SYSTEMIC ACTION. Do not contain active ingredients and also they dispensed in a SIFTER TOP PACKAGES or PRESSURE AEROSOLS Used as LUBRICANTS, PROTECTIVE, ABSORBENTS, ANTISEPTICS, ANTIPRURITIC, ANTIBROMHIDROSIS AGENTS(it prevents abnormal or offensive body odor produced by our body), astringents, and antiperspirants. Powders are passed through SIEVE NO. 80 OR 100.	Dusting powders
1 If the dusting powder contains __, then be careful because the absorption of it into the large areas of abraded skin can cause toxic reaction in infants. 2 Accidental inhalation of __ causes pulmonary inflammation of lungs of infants. If you are going to use dusting powder for infants, make sure to read the labels.	1 Boric acid, Zinc stearate powders 2 Zinc Stearate
abnormal or offensive body odor caused by too much secretion of apocrine gland.	Bromhidrosis
FINELY DIVIDED POWDER that are introduced or DESIGNED to be DRAWN INTO YOUR BODY CAVITIES such as EAR, NOSE, THROAT, TOOTH SOCKET, and even in the vagina by means of the device known as INSUFFLATOR. (STATE THE DISADVANTAGES)	Insufflations DISADV: difficult obtaining a UNIFORM DOSE
Insufflations 1 - intended to be inhaled by the patient by causing a SMALL BALL TO STRIKE A CARTRIDGE CONTAINING THE DRUG. USED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF INSUFFLATOR (which is they don’t give the exact amount or exact dose or uniform dose)	Aerohaler
Insufflations 1 - PROPELLER DRIVEN DEVICE that is DESIGNED TO DEPOSIT a MIXTURE of LACTOSE and MICRONIZED CROMOLYN SODIUM into the lung as an AID IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BRONCHIAL ASTHMA.	Spinhaler turbo-inhaler
Insufflations 1 USED TO ADMINISTER POTENT DRUGS. This method offers the advantage of EXCELLENT CONTROL OF DOSE through a METERED VALVES as well as protection to a product.	Pressure aerosols
1 Finely powdered medicinal substance that is GROUND for A CERTAIN TIME IN MORTAR AND PESTLE. A technique to MIX NONPOTENT & POTENT DRUGS. 2 For POTENT DRUGS, we use __. In order to prepare __, usually this is prepared by intimately mixing them with a suitable diluent in a definite proportion by weight	1 Triturations 2 geometric dilution
3 steps for trituration technique	1) REDUCE THE DRUG to a moderately fine powder in a mortar. 2) Add about an EQUAL AMOUNT OF DILUENT and mix well by thorough trituration in mortar. 3) Successively ADD PORTIONS OF DILUENT, triturating after each addition, until entire quantity of diluent has been incorporated.
 Also known as “CHARTULA”  Each dose is SEPARATELY WRAPPED IN PAPER or sealed in SACHETS.  FOR POTENT DRUGS. Commonly the powder is only an active ingredient. There are no other excipients.  Prepared for each dose. Usually a bulk product is divided. For example, from the amount of powders, flatten it and make it square. Then, you have to divide the powders in your desired quantity.	Divided powders