Download Oral Syrup and Suspension Vehicles

Oral Syrup and
Suspension Vehicles
Now available from Letco Medical!
Great compounded oral prescriptions
start with the right vehicles
Letco is proud to introduce these convenient syrup and suspension vehicles, formulated to greatly assist
compounding pharmacists in the preparation of oral extemporaneous delivery systems. They are preserved
and buffered to help minimize common degradation and to provide a vehicle which is consistent, dependable,
pharmaceutically elegant and easily utilized.
Letco’s syrup and suspension vehicles are formulated to provide maximum drug compatibility and assure
stability in liquid dosage forms. Also, for those patients who are allergic or sensitive to a specific ingredient
in a vehicle, we have sugar-free, saccharin-free, dye-free, flavor-free and paraben-free products. Mix with
any of Letco’s various flavor products to create a patient preferred flavored compound or just to mask bitter,
metallic or acidic aftertastes.
Letco Medical’s oral syrup and suspension vehicles are manufactured to exacting standards using the
highest quality ingredients and professional knowledge for optimal compounding performance. Contact us
for additional base specifications and ideas/advice on how to incorporate into your existing compounding
formulations.
Oral Syrup and Suspension Vehicles
Three options for your convenience:
Syrup
Vehicle
(Syrup, NF)
Syrup
Vehicle SF
(Sugar Free)
Suspension
Vehicle
Traditional sugar containing syrup vehicle
for compounding oral liquid dosage forms.
Appearance: Clear liquid syrup
Taste: Sweet
Flavor: Flavor-free – allows for
individual flavor
customization
Ideal API’s:Hydrophilic & Ionic API’s
Sizes Available: 16 oz & 1 Gallon
Ingredients: Sucrose 85% w/v, Purified
Water, Citric Acid, and
Methylparaben
A sugar-free, saccharin-free, dye-free, flavor-free,
paraben-free syrup vehicle for compounding oral
liquid dosage forms. Created with ingredients and
preservatives helping result in fewer patient allergic reactions.
Appearance: Clear liquid syrup
Taste: Sweet, Virtually no aftertaste
Flavor: Flavor-free – allows for individual flavor customization
pH: 4.5 - 5.0
Ideal Use:Allergy Sensitive & Diabetic
Patients
Ideal API’s:Hydrophobic, Hydrophilic, &
Acid Stable API’s
Sizes Available: 16 oz
Ingredients: Purified Water, Glycerin, Sorbitol,
Xanthan Gum, Neotame, Sodium
Citrate and Citric Acid, Potassium
Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate.
A sugar-free, saccharin-free, dye-free, flavor-free,
paraben-free suspension vehicle for compounding
oral liquid dosage forms. Created with natural
ingredients and natural preservatives helping
result in fewer patient allergic reactions.
Appearance: White liquid suspension
Taste: None - Virtually no aftertaste
Flavor: Flavor-free – allows for
individual flavor customization
pH: 3.5 - 4.0
Ideal Use:
Allergy Sensitive & Diabetic Patients
Ideal API’s:Hydrophobic, Hydrophilic, &
Acid Stable API’s
Sizes Available: 16 oz
Purified Water, Microcrystalline
Ingredients: Cellulose, Carboxymethyl Cellulose
Sodium, Carrageenan, Xanthan Gum,
Citric Acid and Sodium Phosphate,
Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate.
Item No.
695076
695077
Size
16 oz
1 gallon
Item No.
695074
Size
16 oz
Item No.
695075
Size
16 oz
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