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Elixir

Elixirs are clear, sweet-flavored liquids containing alcohol that are used to mask unpleasant tastes in medicines. They typically contain 15-50% alcohol by volume and one or more active ingredients dissolved within. Non-medicated elixirs are used as vehicles for other preparations, while medicated elixirs include antihistamines, sedatives, expectorants, and analgesics. Elixirs contain sugar or substitutes, preservatives, buffers, flavors, and other excipients to solubilize ingredients, preserve the product, and enhance taste. They must be stored in light-resistant containers away from heat and sunlight.

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Elixir

Elixirs are clear, sweet-flavored liquids containing alcohol that are used to mask unpleasant tastes in medicines. They typically contain 15-50% alcohol by volume and one or more active ingredients dissolved within. Non-medicated elixirs are used as vehicles for other preparations, while medicated elixirs include antihistamines, sedatives, expectorants, and analgesics. Elixirs contain sugar or substitutes, preservatives, buffers, flavors, and other excipients to solubilize ingredients, preserve the product, and enhance taste. They must be stored in light-resistant containers away from heat and sunlight.

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Elixir

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


For other uses, see Elixir (disambiguation).

This article does not cite any references or sources.


Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may
be challenged and removed. (December 2009)

Vodka can be used for making elixirs

An elixir (Arabic: ‫اإلكسير‬, Al-Ikseer, Effective Recipe, Greek: ξήριον, medical powder, xerion "powder for drying


wounds", from ξηρός, xeros dry[1] [1]) is a clear, sweet-flavored liquid (usually containing alcohol) used in
compounding medicines to be taken orally in order to mask an unpleasant taste and intended to cure one's ills.
Elixirs are sometimes made from vodka or grappa.

When used as a pharmaceutical preparation, it contains at least one active ingredient dissolved in a solution


that contains 15 to 50% by volume of ethyl alcohol and it is designed to be taken orally.

Contents
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1 Types

o 1.1 Non

medicated elixirs

o 1.2 Medicated

elixirs

2 Composition

3 Storage

4 See also

5 References

[edit]Types

[edit]Non medicated elixirs


It is used as a solvent or vehicle for the preparation of medicated elixirs: aromatic elixirs (USP), isoalcholic
elixirs (NF) or compound benaldehyde elixirs (NF).

[edit]Medicated elixirs

 Antihistaminic elixirs: used against allergy: chlorampheniramine maleate elixirs (USP),


diphenhydramine HCl elixirs.

 Sedative and hypnotic elixirs: sedatives induce drowsiness and hypnotics induce sleep: pediatric
chloral hydrate elixirs.

 Expectorant: used to facilitate productive cough (cough with sputum): terpin hydrate elixirs.

 Miscellaneous: acetaminophen (paracetamol) elixirs which are used as analgesic.


[edit]Composition

An elixir is a hydro-alcoholic solution of at least one active ingredient. The alcohol is mainly used to:

 Solubilize the active ingredient(s) and some excipients

 Retard the crystallization of sugar

 Preserve the finished product

 Provide a certain sharpness to the taste

 Aid in masking the unpleasant taste of the active ingredient(s)

 Enhance the flavor.

The lowest alcoholic quantity that will dissolve completely the active ingredient(s) and give a clear solution is
generally chosen. High concentrations of alcohol give burning taste to the final product.

An elixir may also contain the following excipients:

 Sugar and/or sugar substitutes like the sugar polyols glycerol and sorbitol.

 Preservatives like parabens and bezoates and antioxidants like butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)
and sodium metabisulfite.

 Buffering agents

 Chelating agents like sodium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)

 Flavoring agents and flavor enhancers

 Coloring agents
[edit]Storage

Elixirs should be stored in a tightly closed and light resistant container away from direct heat and sunlight.

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