Pharmaceuticals: Raw Materials, SOP, and Product Specification

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What is the term for the liberation of oil or water due to a deficient gel structure?

  • Swelling
  • Bleeding (correct)
  • Syneresis
  • Imbibition

What is the term for taking up of liquid without volume increase?

  • Bleeding
  • Swelling
  • Syneresis
  • Imbibition (correct)

What is the function of an emulsifying agent?

  • To stabilize the emulsion (correct)
  • To create a new phase
  • To separate the two phases
  • To combine the two phases

What is the term for a two-phase system prepared by combining two immiscible liquids?

<p>Emulsion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a type of emulsion where water is the continuous phase?

<p>Oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the theory that explains how surfactants lower surface tension and create a monomolecular layer around a droplet?

<p>Plastic/Interfacial Film Theory (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of geometric dilution in powder preparation?

<p>To create a uniform mixture of the powder (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the mixture of two or more substances that form a eutectic mixture?

<p>Eutexia (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of comminution in powder preparation?

<p>To reduce the particle size of the powder (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of powder is administered by inhalation with the aid of dry-powder inhalers?

<p>Aerosol powder (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of adding an inert diluent to a powder?

<p>To prevent eutexia (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of mixing powders using a mortar and pestle?

<p>Trituration (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of micropulverization in powder preparation?

<p>To reduce the particle size of the powder (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a wetting agent in powder preparation?

<p>To displace air in the crevices of the particle (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of fluid energy grinding?

<p>Ball milling (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of geometric dilution in powder preparation?

<p>To mix the powder with a vehicle (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a single-phase gel?

<p>It contains a high proportion of liquid (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between a gel and a magma?

<p>The size of the suspended particles (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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