Reconstitution of Powders/ Granules for Oral – PST04209 Compounding of Pharmaceutical Preparations
NTA Level 4 • Semester 2 • PST04209 Reconstitution of Powders/ Granules for Oral Compounding of Pharmaceutical Preparations • Source Session/Topic 11 Full source-text version: all educational wording from the extracted learning source is retained; only presenter/tutor metadata and web-layout noise are removed, while formatting is improved for readability. Session 11: Reconstitution of Powders/ Granules for Oral Preparations Total Session Time: 60 minutes + 6 hours of Practices Prerequisites • None Learning Tasks By the end of this session students are expected to be able to: • Define Powders/ Granules for Oral Preparations • Describe Reconstitution of Powders/Granules for Oral Preparations • Perform Reconstitution of Powders/Granules for Oral Preparations Resources Needed: • Flip charts, marker pens, and masking tape • Black/white board, chalk and whiteboard markers • LCD projector and computer • Handout 11.1 Powders and granules for oral administration • Worksheet 11.1 Reconstitution of Oral Rehydrating Salt SESSION OVERVIEW Activity/ Step Time Content Method 1 05 minutes Presentation Introduction, Learning Tasks 10 minutes Presentation Definition of Powders/ Granules for Oral 2 Preparations Brainstorming 10 minutes Presentation Reconstitution of Powders/Granules for Oral 3 Preparations Buzzing 25 minutes Presentation Performing Reconstitution of Powders/Granules 4 Demonstration for Oral Preparations 5 05 minutes Presentation Key Points 6 05 minutes Presentation Evaluation CMT 04101 Dispensing NTA L 4 Semester 1 Facilitator Guide Session X: ———— -(Title)———————- 72 SESSION CONTENTS STEP1: Presentation of Session Title and Learning Tasks (5 minutes) READ or ASK students to read the learning tasks and clarify ASK students if they have any questions before continuing STEP 2: Define Powders/ Granules for Oral Preparations (10 minutes) Activity: Brainstorming (5 minutes) Ask students to brainstorm on the following question: • What is powder? • What are powders for oral preparation? ALLOW few students to respond? WRITE their responses on the flip chart/ board CLARIFY and SUMMARISE by using the content below • The term “Powder” when used in the context of dosage form, describes a formulation in which a drug powder has normally been mixed with other powdered excipients to produce a final product. o Therefore Powders for oral Preparations are mixtures of finely divided solids intended for oral administration and comprise of the active ingredients plus excipients (such as diluents, sweeteners, and dispersing agents) where necessary. o They are usually mixed with water or other suitable liquid before administration. • Granules that are used as a dosage form comprise powder particles that have been aggregated to form larger particles sufficiently robust to withstand handling. • Granules are obtained by granulation, where by dry primary powder particles are (i.e. single, discrete powder particles) are processed to adhere to form larger multi-particle entities. CMT 04101 Dispensing NTA L 4 Semester 1 Facilitator Guide Session X: ———— -(Title)———————- 73 STEP 3: Reconstitution of Powders/ Granules for Oral Preparations (10 Minutes) Activity: Buzzing (5 minutes) ASK students to pair up and buzz on the following question for 2 minutes • What is medicine reconstitution? ALLOW few pairs to respond and let other pairs to add on points not mentioned WRITE their response on the flip chart/board CLARIFY and SUMMARIZE by using the content below • Reconstitution refers to the process of adding a diluent to a dry ingredient to make it a liquid. o Therefore medicine reconstitution refers to use the given directions, or recipe, on a prescription label to mix the powder contained inside to a specific concentration as indicated. • Diluent is the liquid used to mix a medication during reconstitution, different medications use different diluents so be sure to read the medication label or package insert correctly so that you use the proper diluent and volume needed to reconstitute the medication. o If the correct diluent is not used, the medication may clump or crystallize making it unusable for administration o Examples of common diluent used in reconstitution of oral powders/granules are, purified water, syrup, normal saline (NS 0.9%), dextrose 5% in water (D5W). • The volume of diluents that should be added to a powder or granules to produce a specific volume of a final product with the required concentration varies between formulations. • Therefore before reconstituting any powdered/granulated medication it is important to read manufacturer‟s instructions (package inset), so as to know exactly which diluent to be used and the amount of diluent to be added in order to produce the required concentration. • If a large amount of diluent is to be added to the bottle, a portion of the diluent (usually half) should be added to medication and then mixed. Once the medication as started to dissolve, the second portion of diluent is added and mixed. Be sure the medication has dissolved completely before administering to the patient. • Example of the instruction for reconstitution are shown on figure 11.1 and figure 11.2 CMT 04101 Dispensing NTA L 4 Semester 1 Facilitator Guide Session X: ———— -(Title)———————- 74 • Figure 11.1: Instruction for Reconstitution of Amoxicillin Suspension • Source: Reconstituting medicine handout (2013). Figure 11.2: Instruction for Reconstitution of Amoxicillin Oral Suspension • Source: Elymox (Amoxicillin Oral Suspension B.P) package (2015). CMT 04101 Dispensing NTA L 4 Semester 1 Facilitator Guide Session X: ———— -(Title)———————- 75 STEP 4: Performing Reconstitution of Powders/ Granules for Oral Preparations (25minutes) Activity: Demonstration (20 minutes) DIVIDE students in small manageable groups. PREPARE equipment and materials needed for demonstration POSITION students so that everyone can see and hear REVIEW steps of that skill with students using a checklist REFER students to the checklist of reconstituting powders/granules for oral preparation DEMONSTRATE the procedure of reconstitution of Oral rehydrating Salts (O.R.S) ALLOW one student from each group to do a return demonstration and let others comment on it CLARIFY and SUMMARIZE by using the content below INFORM the students that “every student will practice in the skills laboratory under supervision until is competent” • Other Oral powders/granules preparations are recommended to be reconstituted prior to use, e.g. effervescent powders/granules (ENO, ANDREWS) and O.R.S where their shelf life after reconstitution is short, instruct patient on