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Uses of Important Inorganic Pharmaceuticals (Continue from the last blog)
15. Magnesium trisilicate: Non-systemic (non-absorbable) antacid; gastrointestinal protective agent with colloidal silica.
16. Silver nitrate: Bactericidal, bacteriostatic, caustic, astringent, wet dressing on burned areas, opthalmic infection.
17. Chlorhexidine gluconate: Antiseptic and mouth wash.
18. Hydrogen peroxide: As mild antiseptic, disinfectant, cleansing agent for cuts and wounds and for loosening ear wax, 1.6% solution is used in deodorants, gargles and mouth washes. As antidote in phosphorus and cyanide poisoning. As bleaching agent.
19. Boric acid: It is used in preparation of buffer solution. Antiseptic boric acid solutions are used mainly as eye and mouth wash. It is used as an ingredient in dusting powder.
20. Borax: Used as germicidal, bacteriostatic agent. It is used in preparations of eye wash, mouth washes and gargles. It is used as food preservative. It is used in cosmetic preparations as emulsifier.
21. Calamine: It has a mild astringent action. It is used in the form of dusting powder due to its soothing and protective property.
22. Chlorinated lime (Bleaching powder): It is used as disinfectant, to disinfect faeces, urine, sputum and other organic material, employed for disinfecting drainages. It is a powerful bleaching agent. It is used as one to two grams per litre for sterilization of water.
23. Potassium permanganate: Anti-infective, antiseptic and antibacterial. Antidote in barbiturate poisoning. As oxidizing agent. 1 : 5000, 1 : 15,000 solutions is used in cleaning wounds and ulcers.
24. Sodium fluoride: It is used as anticaries agent.
25. Carbon dioxide: It is used as a respiratory stimulant. It is used in treatment of drug addiction and carbon monoxide poisoning. Dry ice is used in minor surgical operation for destroying tissue. CO2 inhalation releases persistent hiccups.
26. Nitrous oxide: General anaesthesia.
27. Oxygen: O2 mixed with 5-7% CO2 is used as respiratory stimulant.
28. Ammonium carbonate: As respiratory stimulant and expectorant.
29. Antimony potassium tartrate: Emetic.
30. Barium sulphate: As contrast medium for X-rays examination of the alimentary tract.
To be continued in tomorrow’s blog.........
MCQs
1) Select astringent from the following.
(a) Kaolin
(b) Silver nitrate
(c) Hydrogen peroxide
(d) Charcoal
2) Which of the following compounds is used as antimicrobial agent ______.
(a) Hydrogen peroxide
(b) Talc
(c) Calamine
(d) Titanum dioxide
3) ______ are used as anticaries agent.
(a) Chlorides
(b) Bromodes
(c) Iodides
(d) Fluorides
4) Which one of the following gas produces anaesthesia with analgesia?
(a) Oxygen
(b) Nitrous oxide
(c) Carbon dioxide
(d) Ammonia
5) Potassium permangnate is a ______.
(a) strong reducing agent
(b) strong oxidizing agent
(c) complexing agent
(d) precipitating agent
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