Metronidazole Suspension - Compounding Basics

In this video we are compounding a simple metronidazole suspension using common non-sterile compounding techniques. We will crush and triturate tablets in a glass mortar, wet the fine powder, and suspend in common suspending agent.

[@chaimbochner7474]

Thanks for your wonderful demonstration. I’m wondering whether I need to use versa plus or can get away with using OraPlus; it’s hard to get the versa.
Also, I assume that since you made a thick powder, the liquid has the active medicine equally distributed and there’s no worries about settling of med. Correct?
I really need this information and would appreciate you responding to me on this, greatly.
Thanks

[@western42]

nice

[@suga0016]

Great video! Do you know how to compound Flagyl enema ? I was thinking just doing this and administer it PR

[@user-yq7nz1wl8z]

thanks for the video. if i have 500mg metronidasole capsules available. how many am i supposed to use to make a 200mg/5ml 100 ml syrop?

[@johnson-labs]

8 capsules = (100ml x 40mg/ml) / (500mg/capsule)

[@mitchhess6674]

Good Video. One mistake, you didn't measure the Versa Free in the graduated cylinder before using it to rinse the glass mortar

[@swrwkfs]

Versa Free is being used to qs to the final volume. You'd only measure the Vf first in a cylinder if you were afraid of using a larger volume rinsing than what you are allowed.