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Uses of Important Inorganic Pharmaceuticals
1. Ferrous sulphate: Haematinic and used to treat anaemia.
2. Ferrous ascorbate: Haematinic and used to treat anaemia.
3. Carbonyl iron: Haematinic and used to treat anaemia.
4. Aluminium hydroxide gel: Non-systemic (non-absorbable) antacid, as antidiarrhoeal in cholera, externally as mild astringent and dusting powder. It shows antacid property not by neutralization but by physical adsorption of acid molecules.
5. Magaldrate: Antacid
6. Sodium bicarbonate: Systemic antacid, alkalizing agent to combat systemic acidosis, an electrolyte replenisher, an ingredient of effervescent powder.
7. Calcium carbonate: Non-systemic (non-absorbable) antacid; as a good cleaning and polishing agent used in dentifrices.
8. Hydrochloric acid: Acidifying agent
9. Ammonium chloride: Acidifying agent to treat achlorhydria, expectorant, diuretic, systemic acidifier (treatment of metabolic alkalosis) and in the treatment of urinary tract infections.
10. Bismuth subcarbonate: As antidiarroheal by protective-adsorbent mechanism; as antacid, mild astringent and antiseptic; as a topical protective in lotions and ointments.
11. Kaolin: As antidiarrhoeal and dusting powder.
12. Magnesium sulphate: As laxative; as antidote in heavy metal poisoning.
13. Magnesium trisilicate: Non-systemic (non-absorbable) antacid; gastrointestinal protective agent with colloidal silica.
14. Sodium potassium tartrate: As cathartics
To be continued in tomorrow’s blog.........
MCQs
1) Iron plays an important role in treatment of ______.
(a) Anemia
(b) Scurvy
(c) Gout
(d) Arthritis
2) The condition of absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach is called ______.
(a) Anemia
(b) Hyperacidity
(c) Rickettsia
(d) Achlorhydria
3) Which one of the following agents can be used as cleansing agent in dental products?
(a) Calcium gluconate
(b) Sodium fluoride
(c) Calcium carbonate
(d) KMnO4
4) Select a haematinic compound among the followings:
(a) Calcium gluconate
(b) Sodium fluoride
(c) Ferrous ascorbate
(d) Magaldrate
5) Aluminium hydroxide gel is used in the treatment of ______.
(a) Dental caries
(b) Diarrhoea
(c) Peptic ulcer
(d) Achlorhydria
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