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SUBSTANCE TAMPON [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
DEF

A mixture of an acid and its conjugate base (salt) that protects the active principle of a tablet against pH variation during storage for example.

OBS

Examples of buffers are H2CO3/HCO3- and H2PO4-/HPO42-.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication des produits pharmaceutiques
CONT

Substances tampons. - Elles sont ajoutées soit pour protéger les principes actifs contre les variations de pH au cours de la conservation, soit pour réduire leur action irritante au niveau des muqueuses. Exemples : sels de Ca (carbonate, citrate, phosphate, gluconate), citrate de sodium, acides aminés (glycocolle).

Spanish

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