"It is a nearly white powder almost insoluble in water."
every time i look it up on the web for my personal info it always says this.
what does "INSOLUBLE IN WATER" mean and it it important to know?
thanks!
(yea the doctor has me on it, and its great stuff)
2007-12-06 02:23:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
That just means that the actual pure drug, if you had a pile of it, would not dissolve in water. Most benzos won't. Some drugs and chemicals, you can just add water and they will dissolve fully, Ativan is not one of them. So, what they are saying is, if you had some 100% pure Ativan powder, it would be "nearly white" and wouldn't dissolve in water. That's all. Since you aren't trying to dissolve it in water when you swallow it, it doesn't matter, they always add this info just to describe what the properties are of the pure chemical. Hope this makes sense.
2007-12-06 05:50:26 · answer #1 · answered by Scott B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you can make any sense out of this, it may help.
The pill will disolve in your gut.
Ativan (lorazepam), an antianxiety agent, has the chemical formula, 7-chloro-5-(o-chlorophenyl)-1,3-dihydro-3-hydroxy-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one:
C15H10Cl2N2O2 MW: 321.16
It is a nearly white powder almost insoluble in water. Each Ativan (lorazepam) tablet, to be taken orally, contains 0.5 mg, 1 mg, or 2 mg of lorazepam. The inactive ingredients present are lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polacriline potassium.
2007-12-06 03:40:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is an important thing to know.
All I know is to take your meds in accordance with the instructions.
My pharmacist supplies my meds in a plastic tray with the dose in each cavity, and I can see at a glance the time I am suppose to take them.
It also means I can see if I have taken them and not worry about have I /haven't I, situation.
2007-12-06 05:51:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's kind of odd that it says that. When I was in the hospital, they gave me doses of it and I was told to put it under my tongue and it would dissolve. That made it work faster. Maybe it was in a different form, but it looked like a regular pill that I've seen a friend have.
2007-12-06 05:35:37 · answer #4 · answered by Mike P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, Ativan's a benzo, like Xanax and Valium...it is great stuff girl! Ha, ha!! I tried it way back when, but it was in tiny white tablets. I just had to take it with water...it worked.
2007-12-06 03:48:43 · answer #5 · answered by Holiday Magic 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It means it wont dissolve in water
2007-12-06 02:31:22 · answer #6 · answered by goodkharma333 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if I was going to crush this med and give it thru your feeding tube, it would not dissolve in water....
2007-12-06 15:15:14 · answer #7 · answered by mago 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋