Ceutics: Exam 4 Excipients

Disodium Edetate

- chelating agent

Polysorbate 60

- surfactant/solubilizing agent

Liquid Paraffin

- cream base

White Soft Paraffin

- cream base

Cetostearyl Alcohol

- emulsion base

Purified Water

- aqueous vehicle

Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA)

- lipophilic antioxidant

Honey

- humectant

Carbomer Homopolymer Type C

- flocculating agent

Propylene Glycol

- humectant

- permeation enhancer

- cosolvent

Polyoxyl-20-Cetostearyl Ether

- emulsifier

Mineral Oil

- emollient

- hydrocarbon base

Hard Paraffin

- hydrocarbon base

Yellow Ointment

- hydrocarbon base

Petrolatum

- hydrocarbon base

White Petrolatum

- hydrocarbon base

Stearyl Alcohol

- emulsion stabilizer

- hydrocarbon base

Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate

- emulsifying agent

Methyl & Propyl Paraben

- preservative

Glyceryl Monostearate

- emulsifying agent

Polyoxyl 40 Stearate

- surfactant

Glycerol

- humectant

Paraffin

- hydrocarbon base

Benzyl Alcohol

- preservative

Potassium Sorbate

- preservative

Isopropyl Palmitate

- emollient

Gelatin

- thickening agent

Pectin

- gelling agent

- thickening agent

Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium

- thickening agent

Plasticized Hydrocarbon Gel (PEG & Mineral Oil)

- aqueous base

Corn Starch

- binder

Anhydrous Ianolin

- hydrocarbon base

Beeswax

- hydrocarbon base

Cholesterol

- emulsifying agent

Sodium Sulfite

- antioxidant

Sodium Metabisulfite

- hydrophilic antioxidant

Carbopol 980

- gelling agent

EDTA Sodium (+ its salts)

- chelating agent

Methylparaben

- preservative

Poloxamer 124

- surfactant

Sodium Hydroxide

- pH adjustment

Hydrochloric Acid

- pH adjustment

Carbomer

- gelling agent

Benzalkonium Chloride

- preservative

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

- emulsifying agent

- levigating agent

- surfactant

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)

- humectant

Phenoxyethanol

- preservative

n-Butane

- propellant

Isopropane

- propellant

Cetyl Alcohol

- emulsion stabilizer/surfactant

Polyoxyl (10) Stearyl Ether

- surfactant

- foaming agent

Emulsifying Wax

- emulsion stabilizer/surfactant

Citric Acid Monohydrate

- Preservative

Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil

- suppository base

Polyoxyethylene Stearate

- suppository base

Polysorbate 80

- surfactant/solubilizing agent

Silica Gel

- viscosity enhancer

Polypeg

- suppository base

BHT

- antioxidant

Ascorbic Acid

- antioxidant