Advantage And Disadvantage Of Pharmaceutical Mixture

Pharmaceutical mixtures are liquid oral preparation consisting of one or more medicaments dissolved, suspended or diffused in an aqueous vehicle. Suspension is achieved with the aid of a suspending agent.

Pharmaceutical mixtures

Pharmaceutical mixtures are usually freshly or recently prepared. They are used fairly quickly, usually within a month for short term therapy like cough, diarrhoea, constipation etc.

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Advantage Of Mixture

1. Easy to administer

2. Suitable for the insoluble drug

3. Suitable for the immiscible drug

4. The bioavailability is more compared to solid dosage form

5. Young children and some adults have difficulty in swallowing tablets can prefer oral mixture

6. Some drugs are inconvenient to administer in any other form

7. Some medications may cause irritation in the stomach in the powder or tablet form

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Disadvantage Of Mixture

1. Less soluble than solid dosage form

2. Incompatibilities issue

3. Unstable preparation

4. More expensive

5. Bulky to carry