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Hydrophilic Petrolatum
» Prepare Hydrophilic Petrolatum as follows:
Cholesterol
30 g
Stearyl Alcohol
30 g
White Wax
80 g
White Petrolatum
860 g
To make
1000 g
Melt the Stearyl Alcohol and White Wax together on a steam bath, then add the Cholesterol, and stir until completely dissolved. Add the White Petrolatum, and mix. Remove from the bath, and stir until the mixture congeals.
Residual solvents
467
:
meets the requirements.
(Official January 1, 2007)
Auxiliary Information
Staff Liaison
:
Claudia C. Okeke, Ph.D., Associate Director
Expert Committee
: (CRX05) Compounding Pharmacy05
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