Compounding and dispensing of Turpentine liniment

COMPOUNDING AND DISPENSING OF TURPENTINE LINIMENT 

Synonyms

Linimentum terebinthinae

Aim

  • To prepare and dispense 50 ml of turpentine liniment

Composition

  • Camphor - 2.50 g
  • Soft Soap - 3.75 g
  • Turpentine oil - 32.50 ml
  • Distilled water to make - 50.00 ml

Procedure

  • 3.75 g of soft soap is weighed and transferred to a mortar and gradually mixed with about 5 ml of distilled water with constant trituration to get a cream-like consistency. 2.5 g of camphor is weighed and transferred to a measuring cylinder containing 32.5 ml of turpentine oil. Camphor is dissolved by stirring.
  • Camphorated turpentine oil is added in drops to the mortar with thorough levigation till whole of camphorated turpentine oil is added. The contents are transferred to a measuring cylinder and the required volume is made up by adding subsequent washings of a mortar and pestle with distilled water.The liniment is thoroughly mixed.
  • The final product is then transferred to a dispensing bottle and secured with a thread and dispensed in the usual pharmaceutical manner.
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