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Acetaminophen Suppositories

Posted on October 26, 2022 By
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Today i will be demonstrating how to create acetaminophen suppositories these suppositories which are for rectal use only can help treat mild to moderate pain again we are going to measure out an appropriate amount of base mbk in a 100 ml beaker like so you are then going to place the beaker on your hot plate heating at a temperature of around 50 degrees celsius

While you’re at base mbk is heating up you’re going to count out nine caplets of acetaminophen into a glass mortar once you have your nine caplets of acetaminophen in your glass mortar you’re going to take the pestle and grind the caplets into a fine powder once you have finished the acetaminophen should then look like this now that your acetaminophen is a fine

Powder you’re going to weigh out the appropriate amount necessary for your suppositories in a weighing boat once you have your appropriate amount measured out pour it back into your glass mortar additionally you’re going to weigh out the appropriate amount of silica gel needed for the suppository and you’re going to add it to the acetaminophen in the pork mortar

Then try to rate the two powders together until evenly combined once the acetaminophen and silica gel powders have been evenly combined you’re just going to transfer them over into a weighing boat from the weighing boat we are going to transfer our powders into our melted and became ace you’re then going to take a glass rod and stir the mixture together you can

Remove it from the heat when you do so should it look like this and it’s important to note that this is a suspension so if you do see particles in the mixture that is to be expected once the suspension looks evenly combined you are now ready to pour the suspension into your suppository mold to do so you are going to place the mold flat on to the bench and you

Are now ready to pour the suspension into the mold before you begin it is important to note that you pour the suspension into one fluid motion and do not stop in between as this can cause cracking of your suppository you also want to fill the mold until it is overflowing so that when the suppository cools it does not form a hole at the top of the suppository once

You have filled all of the molds leave the mold on the bench and wait for the suppositories to cool completely once your suppositories have cooled in the molds take a metal spatula and gently scrape any excess off of the top of the mold you are now ready to remove your suppositories from the mold simply push the suppository down from the bottom of the mold and

Remove your completed product and this is how you create an acetaminophen suppository you

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