Oral Liquid Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms
Oral Liquid Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms by Tapamoy Chakraborty Oral Liquid Dosage Forms in Pharmaceuticals including Syrup, Oral Suspension, Oral Solution, Oral Drop, Oral Emulsion, Mixture, Linctuse and Elixir. Oral liquids are homogeneous liquid preparations, usually contains a solution, an emulsion or a suspension of one or more active ingredients in a suitable liquid base. They are prepared for oral administration either as such or after dilution. They may contain other substances such as suitable dispersing, solubilizing, wetting, emulsifying, stabilizing, suspending, thickening agents and antimicrobial substances for preservation. They may also contain suitable sweetening agents, flavoring agents and permitted coloring agents. If sodium saccharin or potassium saccharin is used for sweetening, then its concentration in pediatric preparations should not be more than 5 mg per kg of body weight. During manufacturing, packaging, storage and distribution process of...