ORA-SWEET

Flavored Syrup Vehicle

ORA-Sweet is a syrup vehicle used to simplify the process of flavoring and sweetening extemporaneous compounded oral preparations. ORA-Sweet allows the pharmacist to formulate elegant, sweetened products with minimum time and maximum dependability. ORA-Sweet is the modern version of simple syrup flavored with a citrus-berry blend for a highly palatable taste.

Applications

ORA-Sweet may be used alone or in combination with other agents. ORA-Sweet will retain its flavoring properties when diluted up to 50% with water or suspending agents. Its versatility makes it ideal for the flavoring of:

• Pediatric suspensions • Geriatric suspensions

How to Use

ORA-Sweet is the ideal flavoring and sweeten- ing agent for many suspensions, but it is specially formulated to complement Perrigo’s suspending vehicle ORA-Plus®. ORA-Sweet and ORA-Plus can be combined in a 50/50 ratio to produce a pleasant tasting elegant suspension.

Properties

ORA-Sweet contains sucrose which acts as a sweetening agent. Small amounts of glycerin and sorbitol are added to prevent “cap lock” problems common to most syrups. Its flavoring agents help increase palatability. ORA-Sweet is buffered to a slightly acidic pH to help diminish degradation of medicinal agents through oxidation.

Contains:

Purified water, sucrose, glycerin, sorbitol, and berry citrus flavor (contains FD&C Red #40). Buffered with citric acid and sodium phosphate. Preserved with methylparaben and potassium sorbate.

Specifications

Appearance: Clear liquid with a slight tint pH: Approximately 4.3
Taste: Sweet citrus-berry flavor Osmolality: 4109 mOsm/kg