Question
Pharmaceutics Question on Dosage Form Necessities and Additives
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): In case of Salicylic Acid Ointment BP Wool Alcohol Ointment made with white soft paraffin is used.
Reason (R): Wood Alcohol Ointment made with white soft paraffin is used because the medicament is coloured. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
A
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C
(A) is true and (R) is false
D
(A) is false and (R) is true
Answer
(A) is true and (R) is false
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is (C): (A) is true and (R) is false