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Definition:
Pharmaceutical creams are semisolid preparations containing one or
more medicinal agents dissolved or dispersed in either a water-in-oil
emulsion or an oil-in-water emulsion or in another type of water-
washable base
Properties of creams:
• The so-called vanishing creams are o/w type emulsions containing
large percentages of water, stearic acid or other oleaginous
components
• After application of the cream , the water evaporates, leaving behind
a thin residue film of the stearic acid or other oleaginous
components
Properties of creams:
4) Thixotropy:
- A reversible gel-sol formation with no change in volume
or temperature, a type of non-Newtonian flow
5) Xerogel:
- A xerogel is formed when the liquid is removed from a
gel and only the framework remains
Classification and types of gels
1) Inorganic hydrogels:
- These are two-phase systems
- Examples: Aluminum hydroxide gel, Bentonite magma
2) Organic gels:
- These are single-phase systems
- Examples: Carbopol, Tragacanth
Classification…….
1) Hydrogels:
- Include ingredients that are dispersible as colloids or
soluble in water
- They include organic hydrogels, natural and synthetic
gums and inorganic hydrogels
- Examples: Pectin paste, Tragacanth jelly, Methyl
cellulose, Sodium CMC, Bentonite gel, Veegum, Silica
Classification…….
2) Organogels: