6.
You wish to have an oil-soluble active ingredient in an oil in water emulsion.
Select the best way to prepare the product.
a. Prepare the primary emulsion and add the active ingredient later.
b. Dissolve the active ingredient in the oil; then prepare the primary emulsion.
c.
Rapidly mix the oil, water, active ingredient, and emulsifying agent using the
bottle method.
d. Suspend the active ingredient in the water; then prepare the primary emulsion.
7.
From the list of auxiliary labels below, select the label that should be attached to
every bottle containing an emulsion.
a. "Caution: This Medication May Be Habit Forming."
b. "Shake Well Before Using."
c.
"For External Use Only."
d. "For the Eye."
8.
From the group of definitions below, select the correct definition of the term
suspension.
a. A solid preparation that contains a finely divided and dispersed solid.
b. A liquid preparation that contains a finely divided and dispersed solid.
c.
A solid preparation that contains a finely divided liquid.
d. A liquid preparation that consists of at least three distinct phases.
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