What is powder? and it's advantage?
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A powder is a dry, bulk solid composed of many very fine particles that may flow freely when shaken or tilted. Powders are a special sub-class of granular materials, although the terms powder and granular are sometimes used to distinguish separate classes of material.
Advantages of Powders
Powders are more stable than liquid dosage form. The chance of incompatibility are less as compared to liquid dosage form
The onset of action of powdered drug is rapid as compared to other solid dosage form e.g. tablet, capsules
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Explanation:
Powders are mixture of dry, finely divided drugs and chemicals that may be intended for internal and external use. The term 'powder' may be used to describe. The physical form of a material, that is, a dry substance composed to finely divided particles.
-: Advantages of powder :-
(1) = Good chemical stability compared with fluids.
(2) = useful for bulky drugs with large dose. Exam = Indigestion powder.
(3) = Easy to swallow even in large bulk, especially if mixed with drink food ( useful for stomach and tube feeding ).
(4) = The smaller particle size of powders causes more rapid dissolution in body fluids, increases drug bioavaibility, and decreases gastric irritation compared with tablets.
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