Products Acids are found in numerous drugs as active ingredients or as excipients. As pure substances, they are available in pharmacies and drugstores. In the household, they are found, for example, in lemon juice, fruit juice, vinegar and cleaning agents. Definition Acids (HA), with the exception of Lewis acids, are chemical compounds that contain a … Acids
Products Ammonia solutions are available from specialty stores (e.g., pharmacies, drugstores, hardware stores) in various concentrations. They are also known as sal ammonia or sal ammonia spirit. Structure and properties Ammonia (NH3) is a colorless gas with a typical pungent and unpleasant odor, which is formed from nitrogen (N2) and hydrogen (H2) can be obtained. … Ammonia
Products Fumaric acid is used as an excipient in medicinal products. Active ingredients are also derived from it. Structure and properties Fumaric acid (C4H4O4, Mr = 116.1 g/mol) is a dicarboxylic acid. It exists as a white, crystalline and odorless powder or as crystals and is sparingly soluble in water. The pharmacopoeia defines it in … Fumaric Acid
Products Numerous active ingredients and pharmaceutical excipients are present in drugs as salts. They are also present in dietary supplements, in foods, medical devices and cosmetics. Various salts are available as open goods in pharmacies and drugstores. Structure Salts consist of positively and negatively charged atoms or compounds, that is, cations and anions. Together they … Salts
Products Hydrochloric acid is available in various concentrations at specialty stores. Structure and properties Hydrochloric acid is the name given to an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride gas (HCl). Concentrated hydrochloric acid exists as a clear, colorless liquid that fumes in air with a pungent odor and is miscible with water. It has a concentration … Hydrochloric Acid
Products Tartaric acid is available as a pure substance in pharmacies and drugstores. It is less commonly referred to as tartaric acid and should not be confused with tartrate (potassium hydrogen tartrate, calcium tartrate). Structure and properties Tartaric acid (C4H6O6, Mr = 150.1 g/mol) exists as a white crystalline powder or as colorless crystals and … Tartaric Acid
Products Dermocorticoids are commercially available in the form of creams, ointments, lotions, gels, pastes, foams, scalp applications, shampoos, and solutions, among others. Numerous drugs are available, including many combination preparations. Hydrocortisone was the first active ingredient to be used in the 1950s. Today, dermocorticoids are among the most important drugs in dermatology. Effects Glucocorticoids have … Topical Glucocorticoids: Dermocorticoids
Products Oxalic acid is available as a pure substance in pharmacies and drugstores. Various veterinary medicines (antiparasitics) containing oxalic acid are available, for example, in the form of powders and solutions. Oxalic acid has been used against varroa mites since the 1980s. Structure and properties Oxalic acid (C2H2O4, Mr = 90.0 g/mol) is a natural … Oxalic Acid
Products Phosphoric acid is available in pharmacies and drugstores in various concentrations. Structure and properties Phosphoric acid or orthophosphoric acid (H3PO4, Mr = 97.995 g/mol) exists as an aqueous to viscous, syrupy, clear, colorless, and odorless liquid that is miscible with water, depending on the concentration. Concentrated phosphoric acid can solidify to a colorless crystalline … Phosphoric Acid
