Dosage Form

Sieve Number for Very Coarse Powder

• 8

• 20

• 40

• 60

• 80

Sieve Number for Moderately Coarse Powder

• 8

• 20

• 40

• 60

• 80

This is a type of Comminution wherein you form a paste by adding a small amount of non-solvent liquid

• Levigation

• Pulverization by intervention

• Geometric dilution

• Tumbling

This is a type of Comminution wherein you add a volatile substance to a gummy material ; useful for crystalline substances

• Levigation

• Pulverization by intervention

• Geometric dilution

• Tumbling

This is a type of Mixing wherein we add an equal amount of diluent to a potent substance

• Levigation

• Pulverization by intervention

• Geometric dilution

• Tumbling

This is a type of bulk powder where it is blown into a body cavity as a powder

• Dusting Powders

• Douche Powders

• Insufflations

• Triturations

If powder is light sensitive, this is what you use

• Bond paper

• Vegetable parchment

• Glassine

• Waxed

• Double wrapped + bond paper

This is a type of paper you will use if you want waterproof

• Bond paper

• Vegetable parchment

• Glassine

• Waxed

• Double wrapped + bond paper

Main component of these capsules are: Gelatin, Plasticizer, Preservative

• Hard Gelatin

• Soft Gelatin

This type of capsule contains non-aqueous liquids, suspensions, pastes, dry materials

• Hard Gelatin

• Soft Gelatin