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Is Efudix an ointment or a cream, given that the packaging labels it as an ointment while a previous answer describes it as an O/W cream, and what is the exact composition and quantity of the ingredients, since the classification may depend on the amount of water in the preparation?
Should chloroquine phosphate be enteric-coated when it is part of a mixture containing chloroquine phosphate, magnesium aspartate, and potassium aspartate?
How can a pharmacist magistrally prepare an eye drop solution requested by an ophthalmologist as a replacement for the unavailable Naphcon Forte (similar to Minhavez), given that the original composition per ml consists of 1 mg naphazoline hydrochloride, 0.1 mg benzalkonium chloride, boric acid, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, disodium EDTA, sodium carbonate monohydrate, concentrated hydrochloric acid, and water?
Can aciclovir and zinc sulfate be combined in a cold sore cream, and which base would be suitable for this combination?
Are there any precautions to be taken for the preparation of a cream with potassium iodide containing 13 g of KI and cetomacrogol cream up to 50 g?
Why does a formulation containing 7% salicylic acid and 0.05% betamethasone dipropionate separate when the carbomer gel is replaced by an HPC gel?
What is the recommended method to keep 650 mg of paracetamol in solution when preparing 300 ml of an American-style green eucalyptol cough syrup that also contains 20 mg dextromethorphan HBr, 12.5 mg diphenhydramine HCl (replacing doxylamine succinate), 10 mg phenylefrine HCl, and 30 ml syrup, given that the paracetamol currently precipitates upon the addition of syrupus simplex despite being initially dissolved in alcohol?
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