How should 0.5% pilocarpine eye drops be prepared, given that the only available formulas contain sodium thiomersal, which is no longer recommended or available, and what is a suitable alternative?

How can boric acid be sprayed into the ear using a bulb syringe?

How can a stable preparation be made for a prescription of 3.25 mg/g neomycin in 100 ml Elocom lotion, given that neomycin is only available as neomycin sulfate and its addition to the mometasone furoate in the lotion results in the formation of a precipitate?

Why does a solution containing 4 g erythromycin, 1 g zinc acetate, 10 g propylene glycol, 45 ml 65° ethanol, and water up to 100 ml result in a cloudy, thick liquid when erythromycin dissolved in ethanol is mixed with zinc acetate dissolved in water, propylene glycol, and ammonium acetate, is this reaction normal, and is the clear liquid obtained when following the TMF method with isopropanol a better alternative?

What is the recommended alternative gel basis for a 3% flufenamic acid and 3% lidocaine formulation, and can lidocaine base be used instead of lidocaine HCl in that new basis, given that the current carbopol gel becomes completely liquid and unusable after a few days despite having already switched to lidocaine HCl to address initial incompatibility?

Are there better alternatives to phthalates for coating capsules, given the large amount of negative information being spread about them?

What are the stability problems of a solution containing 3 grams of Phenobarbital sodium and purified water up to 300 cc?