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Mineral Oil, Rectal
» Mineral Oil, Rectal, is Mineral Oil that has been suitably packaged.
Packaging and storage— Preserve in tight, single-unit containers.
Specific gravity 841: between 0.845 and 0.905.
Viscosity 911 It has a kinematic viscosity of not less than 34.5 centistokes at 40.0.
Neutrality— Boil 10 mL with an equal volume of alcohol: the alcohol remains neutral to moistened litmus paper.
Residual solvents 467: meets the requirements.
(Official January 1, 2007)
Auxiliary Information— Staff Liaison : Hong Wang, Ph.D. , Senior Scientific Associate
Expert Committee : (EM205) Excipient Monographs 2
USP29–NF24 Page 1438
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