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the skin or mucous membranes to treat ailments via a large range of classes including
but not limited to creams, foams, gels, lotions, and ointments.
Methods of Sterilization
Heating in an autoclave (steam sterilization)
Dry-heat sterilization
Filtration
Exposure to ionizing radiation
Gas sterilization
Sizes of capsule
Capsule Sizing Information. "00" holds about 735 mg. "0" size holds about 500 mg. #1
holds about 400 mg. #2 about 300 mg. #3 about 200 mg. One teaspoon will fill about 7
"0" capsules and about 5 "00"capsules. The weight depends on the density of the
powder you are using.
Different ointment bases
Ointment Bases
There are five (5) classes or types of ointment bases which are differentiated on the basis of their
physical composition. These are:
oleaginous bases
absorption bases