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Grade upto college level Physical Chemistry

Why are medicines more effective in colloidal state?

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12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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11 Years ago
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Colloidal medicines are more effective and are easily absorbed by the body system. Therefore a large number of pharmaceutical preparations are emulsions. Halibut-liver oil, cod-liver oil, skin ointments etc. are emulsions. Antibiotics such as penicillin, streptomycin etc. are usually injected in the body in colloidal form. Several metal sols are also used as medicines.