Glycyrrhiza Elixir, NF
Other Name: Elixir Glycyrrhiza; Elixir Adjuvans; Licorice
Elixir
Formula:
Glycyrrhiza Fluidextract 125 ml
Aromatic Elixir 875 ml
To make 1000 ml
Preparation: Mix
and Filter.
Use: Flavored vehicle.
Iso-Alcoholic Elixir, NF
Other Names: Elixir Iso-Alcoholicum; Iso-Elixir
Formula:
Low-Alcoholic Elixir a certain volume
High-Alcoholic Elixir a certain volume
Preparation: Mix the ingredients.
Adjustment of
Iso-Alcoholic Elixir
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Low-Alcoholic
Elixir
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High-Alcoholic
Elixir
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Suitable as
vehicle for preparations of the following alcoholic strength
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Undiluted
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none
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0 – 10%
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4 volumes
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1 volume
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10 – 20%
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3 volumes
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1 volume
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20 – 30%
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2 volumes
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1 volume
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30 – 40%
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1 volumes
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1 volume
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40 – 50%
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1 volumes
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2 volume
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50 – 60%
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1 volumes
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3 volume
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60 – 70 %
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none
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Undiluted
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70% or more
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The alcohol strength of the Iso-Alcoholic Elixir to be
used with a single liquid galenical in a prescription is approximately the same
as that of the galenical. The galenicals of different alcohol strengths called for
in one prescription, the strength of the Iso-Alcoholic Elixir should be such as
to secure the best solution possible. This will be approximately the average
strength of the alcoholic strengths of the several ingredients.
For non-extractive substances, the lowest alcoholic
strength of the Iso-Alcoholic Elixir that will yield a perfect solution should
be chosen.
Low-Alcoholic Elixir
Formula:
Compound Orange Spirit 10 ml
Alcohol 100 ml
Glycerin 200 ml
Sucrose 320 g
Purified Water, q.s. ____________
To make 1000 ml
Preparation:
Mix all the ingredients with 500 ml of purified water,
agitate thoroughly from time to time and let stand for 24 hours. Filter through
a hard filter paper, returning, if necessary, the first potions of the filtrate
until it passes through clear. Dissolve the sucrose in the filtrate by agitation
or percolation, and add sufficient of the solvent mixture to make 1000 ml.
High-Alcoholic Elixir
Formula:
Compound Orange Spirit 4 ml
Saccharin 3 g
Glycerin 200 ml
Alcohol, q.s. ___________
To make 1000 ml
Preparation:
Dissolve the compound orange spirit and the saccharin in
700 ml of alcohol, add the glycerin and sufficient alcohol to make the product
measure 1000 ml, mix and filter.
Uses: General
vehicle for various medicaments that require solvents of different alcohol strengths.
Therefore, when Iso-Alcoholic Elixir is specified in a prescription the
proportion of its two ingredients to be used is that which will produce a
solution of the required alcohol strength.
Lactated Pepsin Elixir, NF
Other Names: Compound Pepsin
Elixir; Compound Digestive Elixir
Formula:
Pepsin 35 g
Lactic Acid 1 ml
Glycerine 250ml
Orange Oil 2 ml
Alcohol 200 ml
Amaranth Solution 14 ml
Purified Water, q.s. _________
To make 1000 ml
Preparation:
Add the pepsin to 500 ml of
cold purified water previously mixed with the lactic acid. Allow to stand in a
cool place until the pepsin is thoroughly softened; stir gently until dissolved,
then add the glycerin. Dissolve the orange oil in the alcohol, add the amaranth
solution and gradually add this solution to the pepsin solution with gentle
stirring. Then add sufficient purified water to make the product measure 1000
ml. Filter, if necessary, to produce a clear solution.
Remarks:
The proteolytic activity of
pepsin solutions is reduced by agitation and storage. To compensate for this,
an excess of pepsin is used in the formula.
Use: A vehicle for nauseating
medicines.
Phenobarbital Elixir, USP
Definition: Each 100ml
contains 370 – 430 mg of C12H12N2O3.
Formula:
Phenobarbital 4 g
Alcohol 150 ml
Orange Oil 0.75 ml
Glycerin 450 ml
Syrup 150 ml
Amaranth Solution 10 ml
Purified Water, q.s.
____________
To make 1000 ml
Preparation:
Dissolve the phenobarbital in
alcohol. Add the rest of the ingredients and sufficient purified water to make
the product measure 1000 ml. Mix and filter, if necessary.
Uses: Sedative and hypnotic.
Also in the symptomatic therapy of epilepsy.
Warning: Included in Schedule
of Controlled Substances
