mouthwash, enema, clyster, rectal injection,

1. Prepared by:
Asst. Prof. Ma. Lourdes L. Mojares, R. Ph.
CEU School of Pharmacy

2.  Are concentrated solutions used to treat
the pharynx and the nasopharynx by
forcing air through the lungs thru the
gargle which is held in the throat.
 May be Diluted with water (as
mouthwash) or Undiluted / Concentrated
(as gargles) prior to use
 Phenol Gargle
 Betadine (Povidone – Iodine) Gargle
 Bactidol (Hexetidine) Gargle

4.  Areaqueous solutions most
often used for their
deodorizing, refreshing and
antiseptic effect.
 Oftenused cosmetically than
therapeutically

5.  Mouthwash, NF; Colgate Plax;
Listerine; Astring-O-Sol; Swish
OTHER WASHES
 EYEWASH - Collyrium
 NASAL WASH - Collunarium

8.  Are aqueous solutions directed
against a part or into a cavity
of the body
 Functions as cleansing or
antiseptic agent
 Usually administered into a
body part using a bulb
syringe / fountain syringe

9. KINDS:
1. Eye douche
2. Nasal douche
3. Pharyngeal douche
4. Vaginal Douche

12. May be prepared from powders or
from liquid solutions or liquid
concentrates
Used for irrigative cleansing of the
vagina

14. RECTAL INJECTION /
CLYSTERS
1. Evacuate the bowel
2. Influence the general system
by absorption
3. Affect locally the seat of
disease

15. I. EVACUATION ENEMA
 Used to cleanse the bowel
 Fleet enema ®
II. RETENTION ENEMA
a. Nutritive enema
b. Medicated enema
c. Diagnostic enema (for imaging
purposes)
– Barium Sulfate Enema