Zinc Oxide Paste
» Zinc Oxide Paste contains not less than 24.0 percent and not more than 26.0 percent of ZnO.
It may be prepared as follows:
Zinc Oxide 250 g
Starch 250 g
White Petrolatum 500 g
To make 1000 g
Mix the ingredients.
Packaging and storage— Preserve in well-closed containers, and avoid prolonged exposure to temperatures exceeding 30.
Identification— The residue obtained in the Assay is yellow when hot and white when cool.
Minimum fill 755: meets the requirements.
Assay— Using about 600 mg of Paste, proceed as directed in the Assay under Zinc Oxide Ointment.
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Monograph Feiwen Mao, M.S.
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