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Containers Used In Dispensing



Containers Used In Dispensing


    The containers used in dispensing should suit the particular preparation for which it is used, and should give adequate protection. They also  should be of the correct type and of the correct size. 
01.Oral liquid preparations such as the Mixtures, Draughts and emulsion should        be dispensed in Medicinal Flats :
      They are plain white bottles made of glass, with screw caps of plastic with              impervious liners.



            02. External Liquid preparations such as lotions, paints, liniments, applications should be                          dispensed in coloured fluted bottles. Gargles, Mouth washes and inhalations should be                          dispensed in white fluted bottles. 

                  They are bottles with ribs or flutes on the back side made of glass with screw caps made                      of plastic. Coloured bottles are amber (brown) Coloured.




           03. Drops for the eye, ear and nose should be dispensed in coloured drop bottles. (Fig. 15)

                 They are bottles which are amber coloured with flutes on one side provided with droppers.



            04. Ointments, Cream and pasts : should be dispensed in squat jars: 

                           Which are porcelain or glass jars with screw caps made of plastic with impervious                          liners.


                      
                     I. Ora Powders : warp in plain paper and make them into equal size packets making use                          of a powder folder and enclose in an envelope, and write the label on this side and                                write the direction on it.



                     II. Dusting Powders : put them in dusting powder boxes. These boxes are in three Parts,                            made with cardbored. There is a central cylinder with a lid. Alternatively they could                            be wrapped in a paper. In the same way as an oral powder, and placed inside an                                    envelope, and label as an external preparation( RED LABEL).




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