Compounding and dispensing of Carminative mixture

COMPOUNDING AND DISPENSING OF CARMINATIVE MIXTURE 

Synonym

  • Alkaline stomachic mixture

Aim

  • To prepare and dispense 30 ml of carminative mixture to be administered as a single dose

Composition

  • Sodium bicarbonate - 0.5 g
  • Compound tincture of cardamom - 1 ml
  • Aromatic spirit of ammonia - 2 ml
  • Distilled water to make - 30 ml

Procedure

  • 0.5 g of sodium bicarbonate is weighed in a pillar balance and transferred to a measuring cylinder and dissolved in about 5 ml of water by stirring with a glass rod. 2 ml of aromatic spirit of ammonia and 1 ml of compound tincture of cardamom are added to the measuring cylinder.
  • The contents are stirred well and transferred after making up the volume to 30 ml, into a dispensing bottle. The stopper is replaced and secured properly with a piece of thread and the same is packed in the usual pharmaceutical manner and dispensed.
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