PREPARATION NO.
1: PARACETAMOL DIVIDED POWDERS Facsimile Label: Prescription Drug
PRE-LABORATORY DISCUSSION
Materials:
Spatula
Pill tile
Mortar and Pestle
Formula:
Ingredients Original Amount Computed Amount
Paracetamol 3g 1.5 g
Lactose 5g 2.5 g
To make: 10 papelitos 5 papelitos
Compounding Procedure:
1. Weigh 3 g of paracetamol and 5 g of lactose accurately.
2. Triturate the two powders separately.
3. Mix the two powders by the spatulation method.
4. Place the powders on a pill tile and use the block and divide POST-LABORATORY DISCUSSION
method.
Paracetamol Divided Powders
5. Divide evenly into the required quantity.
6. Wrap in an individual white paper and put it in an appropriate The individual dose has been packed separately and used as asn
container. analgesic and anti-pyretic.
7. Label the container. Synonym:
o Acetaminophen pulveres
Method/s to Prepare:
o Spatulation
o Trituration
Type of Preparation:
o Solid dosage form
Uses:
o Analgesic
o Anti-pyretic
Facsimile Label: Non-prescription Drug Methods to Pulverize:
o Trituration
o Sieving
o Grinding
Methods of Mixing:
o Trituration
o Spatulation
o Shifting
o Thumbling
Types of Mortar and Pestle:
o Glass
a non-porous surface
intended for solution, suspension, and
ointments (smooth)
o Wedgewood
a porous surface
facilitate the comminution of crystalline solid
(rough)
o Porcelain
used for soft, aggregates or crystals
Types of Paper:
o Glassine
o Vegetable parchment
o Waxed
o Bond paper
Product Description:
o should be composed in an organized way
o color/appearance, type of preparation, odor/taste, and
action after sensation/feeling/administration
o A white crystalline fine powder, odorless, and enclosed
in a white elegant paper.
PREPARATION NO. 2: COMPOUND EFFERVESCENT
POWDERS, USP
PRE-LABORATORY DISCUSSION
Materials:
Spatula
Pill tile Facsimile Label: Non-prescription Drug
Mortar and Pestle
POST-LABORATORY DISCUSSION
Formula:
Compound Effervescent Powders, USP
Ingredients Original Amount Computed Amount
Sodium bicarbonate 30 g 12.5 g to bubble as gas escapes
Potassium sodium Synonym:
90 g 37.5 g
tartrate o pulveres effervescentes compositii
Tartaric acid 26 10.83 g Method/s to Prepare:
To make: 12 papelitos 5 papelitos o Spatulation
o Trituration
Compounding Procedure:
Type of Preparation:
1. Weigh all the ingredients accurately. o Solid dosage form
2. Sieve potassium sodium tartrate and sodium bicarbonate in a Uses:
#60 sieve mesh separately. o Antacid
3. Mix the two powders by the spatulation method and divide into Methods to Pulverize:
5 equal parts. o Trituration
4. Wrap the mixed powders in a white wax paper. o Sieving
5. Divide the tartaric acid into 5 parts and wrap in a blue paper.
o Grinding
6. Place in an appropriate container.
Methods of Mixing:
7. Label the container.
o Trituration
o Spatulation
o Shifting
o Thumbling
Types of Paper:
o Glassine
o Vegetable parchment
o Waxed
o Bond paper
Product Description:
o A white amorphous powder, tasteless, odorless, and has
a bubbling effect when added to water.