Examples of oral solutions by Category

Question 1

What are some anti-depressant oral solutions?

Answer 1

Escitalopram oxalate, Fluoxetine HCl

Question 2

Commercial conc. of Escitalopram oxalate?

Answer 2

1 mg/mL

Question 3

What is Escitalopram oxalate used for?

Answer 3

For major depressive disorder

Question 4

Commercial conc. of Fluoxetine HCl?

Answer 4

20 mg Fluoxetine/ 5mL

Question 5

Use of Fluoxteine?

Answer 5

For depression, OCD

Question 6

Commercial conc. of Ondansetron HCl?

Answer 6

4mg/5mL

Question 7

Ondansetron HCL use?

Answer 7

For prevention of nausea and vomiting due to cancer related therapies

Question 8

Commercial conc. of diphenoxylate HCl, atropine sulfate

Answer 8

2.5 mg diphenoxylate HCl, 0.025 mg atropine sulfate/ 5mL

Question 9

What are some anti-peristaltic oral solutions?

Answer 9

Diphenoxylate HCl, atropine sulfate, Loperamide HCl

Question 10

What is the use of Diphenoxylate HCl, atropine sulfate solution?

Answer 10

Used for diarrhea. Diphenoxylate is related to opioid meperidine and atropine sulfate is used to prevent deliberate overdose

Question 11

Give names of some anti-psychotic oral solutions?

Answer 11

Haloperidol and perphenazine

Question 12

What is commercial conc. of Haloperidol and it’s use?

Answer 12

2 mg Haloperidol/ mL
used for sever neuropsychiatric conditions when tablets and capsules are impractical.

Question 13

Perphenazine conc.

Answer 13

16 mg/ 5 mL

Question 14

Give name of an anti-retroviral oral solution?

Answer 14

Emtricitabine

Question 15

Commercial conc. and use of Emtricitabine?

Answer 15

10mg/mL
Used in combination with other anti-retrovirals for the treatment of HIV-1 infections

Question 16

What is conc. of theophylline and it’s use?

Answer 16

80mg/ mL
for treatment of bronchial asthma and reversible bronchospasm associated with chronic bronchitis and emphysema

Question 17

What is a cathartic oral solution?

Answer 17

Magnesium citrate USP and sodium phosphate

Question 18

What is conc. of Magnesium citrate USP and it’s use?

Answer 18

Magnesium citrate equivalent to 1.55-1.9g/100 mL magnesium oxide
Accelerates defecation

Question 19

Conc. of sodium phosphate?

Answer 19

2.4 g monobasic sodium phosphate, 0.9 g dibasic sodium phosphate/ 5mL

Question 20

Conc. and use of prednisolone sodium phosphate?

Answer 20

5mg prednisolone (as sodium phosphate)/ 5mL
Synthetic adreno-corticoid with mostly glucocorticoid properties for endocrine, collagen, allergic and other disorders.

Question 21

Memantine HCl conc?

Answer 21

2mg/mL
Treatment of moderate to severe dementia of the Alzheimer’s type

Question 22

Sodium fluoride conc. and use?

Answer 22

0.5 mg/mL
Prophylaxis of dental caries when community water supply is inadequately fluoridated

Question 23

Potassium chloride conc.

Answer 23

20mEq KCL/ 15 mL in flavored aqueous vehicle

Question 24

What is use of potassium chloride?

Answer 24

As electrolyte replenisher, for hypo-potassemia

Question 25

Docusate sodium conc. and use?

Answer 25

10 mg/ mL Used as fecal softener

Question 26

What is conc. and use of Ferrous sulfate

Answer 26

15mg/0.6 mL For prevention and treatment of iron deficiency

Question 27

What is conc. and use of Ferrous sulfate

Answer 27

15mg/0.6 mL For prevention and treatment of iron deficiency

Question 28

Cimetidine HCl

Answer 28

300 mg/ 5 mL For peptic ulcer, pathologic hypersecretory conditions (e.g. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome)

Question 29

Conc. and use of cyclosporine?

Answer 29

100mg/mL For treatment of organ rejection

Question 30

Methadone HCl conc. and use?

Answer 30

1 or 2 mg/mL for relief of severe pain, detoxification, maintenance treatment of opioid addiction

Question 31

Ergocalciferol conc. and use?

Answer 31

8000 U/mL Source of vitamin D