Module 3 Presentations

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Oxidation

Pseudomorphine

List of excipients: Water for injections Sodium metabisulfite

Sodium hydroxide Hydrochloric acid

Morphine

Morphine N-oxide

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Chemical modifications

Hydrolysis ● The breaking down of a chemical compound into two or more simpler compounds by reacting with water.

Figure 2 Hydrolysis of aspirin to acetic and salicylic acid.

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