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PTECH Pharmaceutics-I (General, Physical and Dispensing) QUESTION #3028
Question 1
'Suppository Molds' are usually lubricated with:
  • Vegetable oil (for cocoa butter)
  • Soap solution in alcohol (for cocoa butter)✔️
  • Water (for gelatin bases)
  • Alcohol (for PEG bases)
Correct Answer Explanation
For fatty bases like cocoa butter, a lubricant that is not miscible with the base (like soft soap) is used.