AboutJoe Haynes, R.Ph., MBA Expertise I can answer pharmacy/pharmacology questions as they relate to both pediatric and adult therapies. Please note that since I practice in Florida that I may not be able to answer specific questions regarding pharmacy practice in your state.
As a disclaimer, I have no financial interest in recommending or failing to recommend any drug product. My goal is to give you the best answer to your questions regardless of product.
Experience I have 24 years experience in pharmacy practice including pediatric and adult hospital, home-infusion, and long-term care (nursing home/ALF). I enjoy assisting with pediatric dosing and medication questions since children respond differently and are dosed differently than adults. I can help you determine if the dose you want to administer to your child is appropriate. I am currently director of pharmacy for a small community hospital in St. Petersburg, FL.
Organizations Florida Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists
American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists
Florida Pharmacy Association
Education/Credentials BS in Microbiology from Auburn University (1989)
BS in Pharmacy from Northeastern University (1994)
MBA (generalist) from St. Leo University (2005)
University of Florida Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate- 2012
Question working with a contract manufacturing company to make an ear drying product for water clogged ears. There is all ready two products on the market using the same active ingredients 95% isopropyl alcohol and 5% anhydrous glycerin.
I need to find the manufacturing directions/formula/preperations for it. Or they will charge me $3500 bucks to formulate it. It seems rather silly to pay that much when the formula has all ready been done.
Help. :-)
Answer Hi Dawn-
Wow, that's a tough one. I did a general Google search under the general topics topics of medicinal chemistry, synthetic chemistry, and pharmaceutical manufacturing. I would suggest starting there. If there is a pharmacy school near you, you could speak to their pharmaceutics or medicinal chemistry departments for help as well.
Unfortunately, even though ethanol/glycerin combination products have been around for awhile it is not likely that the proprietary synthetic processes will be published.
