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Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms Laboratory Manual

Name: 1-AFIDCHAO, Nadezna Razel M. Section:1G PH Group no.: 1

2 - ARGAO, Patrisha Joan

3 - AYSON, Bea V.

4 - BAINGAN, Francis R.

5 - BAUTISTA, Venus Rossanda L.

Date of Preparation:

PREPARATION # 14: ACACIA MUCILAGE

I. Category:

Mucilage

II. Synonym/s:

Mucilage of Gum Acacia and/or Mucilage Acaciae

III. Description of the Final Product:

A thick, adhesive liquid with light brown color

IV. Use/s:
It is used as a demulcent and as a suspending agent. It has also been employed as an
excipient in making pill and troches and as an emulsifying agent for cod liver oil and
other subs.

V. Formula:
Ingredients Original Amount Computed Amount

Acacia 350 g 5.25 g

Benzoic acid 2g 0.03 g

Purified water 1000 mL 15.00 mL


VI. Computations:

350 𝑔 𝑥
𝐴𝑐𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑎 = 1000 𝑚𝐿
= 15𝑚𝐿 𝑥 = 5. 25𝑔
2𝑔 𝑥
𝐵𝑒𝑛𝑧𝑜𝑖𝑐 𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑑 = 1000 𝑚𝐿 = 15𝑚𝐿 𝑥 = 0. 03 𝑔

1000𝑚𝐿 𝑥
𝑃𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑊𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 1000𝑚𝐿
= 15𝑚𝐿
𝑥 = 15𝑚𝐿

VII. Label:

White label

VIII. Container:

15 mL flint bottle

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