COVID-19

Symptoms Symptoms of Covid-19 include (selection): Fever Cough (irritating cough or with sputum) Respiratory disorders, shortness of breath, shortness of breath. Feeling sick, fatigue Cold symptoms: runny nose, stuffy nose, sore throat. Pain in the limbs, muscle and joint pain. Gastrointestinal complaints: Diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain. Nervous system: impairment of the sense of smell … COVID-19

Propanol (Propan-1-Ol)

Products Propanol is available in pharmacies and drugstores. It is also known as propyl alcohol. The systematic name is propan-1-ol. Propanol should not be confused with the isomer isopropanol (propan-2-ol). Structure and properties Propanol (C3H8O, Mr = 60.1 g/mol) is a primary and linear alcohol. Formally, it is propane with a hydroxyl group at position … Propanol (Propan-1-Ol)

Ear Drops

Products In many countries, only a few ear drops are currently on the market. They are also produced in pharmacies themselves. Structure and properties Ear drops are solutions, emulsions, or suspensions containing one or more active ingredients in liquids suitable for use in the ear canal. These include, for example, water, glycols, glycerol, propylene glycol, … Ear Drops

Hand Disinfectant Gels

Products Hand disinfectant gels are available, for example, in pharmacies and drugstores. Structure and properties Hand disinfectant gels are gelled liquids (gels) for external application on the hands, which contain one or more disinfectants. Typical ingredients are: Disinfectants such as ethanol, propanol and isopropanol (propan-1-ol, propan-2-ol). Purified water Gel formers such as celluloses and carbomers. … Hand Disinfectant Gels

Isopropyl Myristate

Products Isopropyl myristate is found as an excipient in pharmaceuticals, primarily in semisolid dosage forms such as creams and gels, and in liquid preparations. Structure and properties Isopropyl myristate (C17H34O2, Mr = 270.5 g/mol) contains 1-methyl ethyl tetradecanoate along with varying amounts of other fatty acid isopropyl esters. It exists as a clear, colorless, oily … Isopropyl Myristate

Ehm’s Diving Drops

Products Ehm’s diver’s drops are not commercially available as a finished drug. However, they can be prepared in a pharmacy. Production The solution is prepared with the following substances. It is filled into pipette vials: Glacial acetic acid 5.0 g Purified water 10.0 g Isopropanol 95% 85.0 g Effects Dip drops have a disinfecting effect … Ehm’s Diving Drops

Isopropanol

Products Isopropanol is available as a pure substance in pharmacies and drugstores. A common aqueous dilution is 70% (V/V). WHO has published a manufacturing specification of 75% (V/V) for hand disinfection, which also contains glycerol and hydrogen peroxide. Isopropanol is also known as isopropy alcohol or alcohol isopropylicus, and the systematic name is propan-2-ol. Structure … Isopropanol

Auxiliary Materials

Definition On the one hand, drugs contain the active ingredients that mediate the pharmacological effects. On the other hand, they consist of excipients, which are used for the production or to support and regulate the drug effect. Placebos, which consist only of excipients and contain no active ingredients, are an exception. Excipients can be of … Auxiliary Materials

Wound Fuel

Products Wound gasoline is available in pharmacies and drugstores as an open product. It is also referred to as medicinal benzine. Wound gasoline belongs to the light and pure benzines. It is monographed in many countries in the Pharmacopoea Helvetica and this already in the early editions (e.g. Editio Quinta, 1933). The German and Austrian … Wound Fuel

Alcohols

Definition Alcohols are a group of organic compounds with the general chemical structure R-OH. The hydroxyl group (OH) is attached to an aliphatic carbon atom. Aromatic alcohols are called phenols. They are a separate group of substances. Alcohols can be obtained as derivatives of water (H 2 O) in which a hydrogen atom has been … Alcohols

Alcohol Swab

Products In many countries, commercially available products include Soft-Zellin and Webcol alcohol swabs. The swabs are usually individually packaged or taken from a dispenser. Composition Alcohol swabs are made of absorbent, lint-free nonwoven fabric and are impregnated with isopropanol 70%. Isopropanol (C3H8O, Mr = 60.1 g/mol) is a clear, colorless liquid that is miscible with … Alcohol Swab

Latanoprost

Products Latanoprost is commercially available as eye drops in dropper bottles and as monodoses (Xalatan, generic, auto-generic, 50 µg/ml). It is also available as a fixed combination with timolol (Xalacom, generic, auto-generic). Latanoprost was developed in the 1980s as part of a collaboration between Columbia University in New York and Pharmacia in Uppsala, Sweden (Stjernschantz, … Latanoprost