- British Pharmacopoeia Volume III
- Formulated Preparations: Specific Monographs
Ammonium Chloride Mixture |
General Notices
Ammonium Chloride Oral Solution
Definition
Ammonium Chloride Mixture is an oral solution containing 10% w/v of Ammonium Chloride in a suitable vehicle containing Aromatic Ammonia Solution and Liquorice Liquid Extract.
Extemporaneous preparation
It is recently prepared according to the following formula.
Ammonium Chloride |
100 g |
50 mL |
|
Liquorice Liquid Extract |
100 mL |
Water |
Sufficient to produce 1000 mL |
The mixture complies with the requirements stated under Oral Liquids and with the following requirements.
Content of ammonium chloride, NH4Cl
9.50 to 10.66% w/v.
Assay
To 1 mL add 20 mL of water and titrate with 0.1m silver nitrate VS determining the end point potentiometrically. Each mL of 0.1m silver nitrate VS is equivalent to 5.349 mg of NH4Cl.

