Is Ora-Sweet same as simple syrup?

Ora-Sweet is the modern version of simple syrup flavored with a citrus-berry blend for a highly palatable taste. Ora-Sweet is the ideal flavoring and sweetening agent for many suspensions, but it is specially formulated to complement Paddock’s suspending vehicle Ora-Plus.

What flavor is Ora-Sweet?

citrus-berry flavor
Ora-Sweet syrup vehicle is a flavoring vehicle for oral extemporaneous preparations. It is flavored with a citrus-berry flavor blend and contains glycerin and sorbitol to prevent cap lock, a problem associated with many syrups.

What is in Ora blend?

Ora-Blend contains purified water, sucrose, glycerin, sorbitol, flavoring, microcrystalline cellulose, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, xanthan gum, carrageenan, citric acid, and sodium phosphate as buffers; simethicone as an antifoaming agent; and methylparaben and potassium sorbate as preservatives.

What is suspending vehicle in pharmacy?

Pharmaceutical suspensions are liquid dosage forms containing finely divided insoluble materials (the suspensoid) distributed somewhat uniformly throughout the suspending medium (suspending vehicle) in which the drug exhibits a minimum degree of solubility.

What is Ora Sweet used for?

Description: A citrus-berry flavored syrup vehicle used for flavoring and sweetening extemporaneous compounded oral preparations.

Can dogs have Ora Sweet?

:OraSweet®4. solution was considered the most appropriate vehicle to further evaluate because it is not oil based, is suitably preserved for antimicrobial integrity, is widely available to compounders, is known to be palatable to dogs and cats, and is not associated with gastrointestinal upset.

What is Ora plus for?

ORA-Plus is a unique suspending vehicle used to simplify the process involved in the extempo- raneous compounding of oral suspensions. Medicated powder can be incorporated into ORA-Plus to form elegant, uniform and physically stable suspensions.

What is oral mix?

Description: A conveniently formulated oral suspending vehicle used to simplify the preparation of extemporaneous dosage forms. Oral Mix is prepared with a slightly acidic pH and with a balance of preservatives and buffering agents to help minimize common degradation.

What are the qualities of ideal suspension?

Desirable properties of suspensions are that they should have good organoleptic properties, suspensions should possess good pourability leading to ease of removal of dose from container, the particle size distribution should be uniform, there should be ease of re dispersion of settled solid particles, they should be …

What are the suspending agents?

Suspending agents are physiologically inert substances which increase viscosity when added to suspensions. Therefore, a second important function for suspending agents is to facilitate redistribution of a suspension on shaking. Particles in suspension can come together to form either floccules or aggregates.

Can cats have Ora Sweet?

Ora-Sweet may precipitate in cold temperatures, which will adversely affect drug solubility. Several drugs are not soluble in aqueous vehicles. Therefore they are dissolved in organic solvents (propylene or ethylene glycol for example), or alcohols. These are notoriously unpalatable to some animals, particularly cats.

Does Ora plus need to be refrigerated?

Answer: I just keep sealed in a dark area and it is fine. Never have refrigerated after opening.