PPT-LINIMENTS by Ali K. Alobaidy

LINIMENTS Are alcoholic or oleaginous solutions or emulsions of various medicinal substances intended for external application to the skin with rubbing The vehicle for liniment should be selected according to the following . Liniments have a wide variety of applications. There are so many on the market wash it off before putting on leg boots or saddle pads to prevent irritationand blistering when the horse sweats. Even li GENERAL INFORMATIONLINIMENTS Liniments, as mentioned a few pages earlier, can be made from any carrier-type oil. Examples of these oils are listed below as possible salve making ingredients. Linim Altering product strength, use of stock solutions, and problem solving by allegation. The strength of a pharmaceutical preparation may be increased or decreased by changing the proportion of active ingredient to the whole. A preparation may be strengthened or made more concentrated by the addition of active ingredient, by admixture with a like preparation of greater strength, or through the evaporation of its vehicle, if liquid. The strength of a preparation may be decreased or diluted by the addition of diluent or by admixture with a like preparation of lesser strength..