Question
Pharmaceutical Chemistry Question on Various classes of therapeutic agents
Regarding the role of surfactants in pharmaceutical suspensions for oral administration which of the following statements is false
A
Surfactants decrease the water contact angle of dispersed drug particle
B
Surfactants promote flocculation
C
Surfactants with high HLB stabilize oral suspensions
D
Surfactants increase the viscosity of the continuous phase of pharmaceutical suspensions
Answer
Surfactants increase the viscosity of the continuous phase of pharmaceutical suspensions
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is (D): Surfactants increase the viscosity of the continuous phase of pharmaceutical suspensions