TYPES OF SEMI-SOLID DOSAGE FORMS 🧪

Semisolid dosage forms are the topical dosage form used for the therapeutic, protective or cosmetic functions. It may be applied to the skin, nasal, vaginal, or rectal cavity.

1- OINTMENTS

- Ointments are semi-solid, greasy preparations for application to the skin, rectum or nasal mucosa
-Base is usually anhydrous and immiscible with skin secretions.
-Ointments may be used as emollients or dissolved medicaments to the skin.

2- GELS 

-In gel a liquid phase is constrained with in a 3-D polymeric matrix (consisting of natural or synthetic gum) having a high degree of physical or chemical cross linking


3-CREAMS

● Oil-in-water (O/W) 

. It composed of small droplets of oil dispersed in a continuous aqueous phase.
• Less greasy and more easily washed off using water.

● Water-in-oil (W/O) 

• It composed of small droplets of water dispersed in a continuous Oily phase.
• More difficult to handle butused for hydrophobic drug preparation.
• Reduces water loss from the stratum corneum maintain moisture of skin.


4-PASTES 

-Pastes are basically ointments into which a high percentage of insoluble solid has been added.
-The extra ordinary amount of particulate matter stiffens the system.
-It provide less heating and penetration than ointment.
-It make good protective barrier when placed on the skin, the solid they contain can absorb and thereby neutralize certain noxious chemicals before they ever reach the skin.

Greasy Pastes -> Leaser's paste
Non-greasy Paste -> Bassorin paste

INHALED DOSAGE FORMS

1- INHALER 
-Inhalers are solutions, suspensions or emulsion of drugs in a mixture of inert propellants. Release of a dose of the medicament under pressure in an aerosol dispenser in the form of droplets of 50 um diameter or less from the container through a spring loaded valve incorporating a metering device.
-It is commonly used in the treatment of asthma and other respiratory problems.

2- NEBULIZER OR ATOMIZER 

-It is commonly used in treating asthma, and other respiratory diseases.
-It is a device used to administer medication in forms of a liquid mist to the air ways. It pumps air or oxygen through a liquid medicine to turn it into a vapor, which is then inhaled by the patient.
-Generally prefer to inhalers for patients, due to advantages such as:
1- Cheaper
2- More portable
3- Less risk of side effects.
For that reason, are usually reserved only for serious cases of respiratory disease or severe attacks.


RECTAL & VAGINAL DOSAGE FORMS

Evacuant Enema
• Used as a bowel stimulant to treat
constipation
• Their volume up to 2 liters.
• Warmed to body temperature. • Example - soft soap enema & Magnesium sulphate enema.

Retention Enema

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• Their volume does not exceed 100 ml.
• No warming needed.
• Example - barium enema & nutrient enema.

3- PESSARY

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> Pessaries are solid medicated preparations designed for insertion into the vagina where they melt or dissolve.

●Moulded Pessaries
• Cone shape and prepared by molded method.

●Compressed Pessaries 
•Prepare by compression as similar manner to oral tablets.
• Available in different shapes.

●Vaginal Capsules 

• Prepare same as soft gelatin capsules and various size and shape.



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