Opinion
Antibiotic syrup preparation
Dr M Karim Khan
Most of the antibiotic syrups are available in powder form. They need to be diluted with sterile water to make suspension before use. Many patients or caregivers are not skilled enough to prepare the suspension properly as per instruction. So the purity and efficacy of the drug decreases.Recently ciprofloxacin suspension is available in the market and now all pharmaceutical companies are marketing it providing measured amount of sterile water (diluents) in the same packet to prepare suspension. Just pour the powder into the supplied distilled water to make the suspension appropriately. Notable feature is that we need not boil, cool and measure water to prepare suspension in this case. We can get safe preparation of suspension without any hazard. It would be very much appreciate and compliant for the patients if all pharmaceutical companies provide such sterile diluents in their other antibiotic suspension formulation to ensure better and safe preparation of their antibiotic product. So my humble suggestion to all the pharmaceutical companies to provide sterile and measured amount of diluents to all antibiotic formulation. I think this will attract the foreign purchasers as well. At the same time drug authorities should think sincerely on this issue. The writer is an Associate Professor of Department of Pediatrics at Community Based Medical College, Mymensingh. E-mail: mkarim_khan@yahoo.com
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