Talc, sterile powder

Sclerosol aerosol 4 g talc, Sterile talc powder 5 g talc)... 

Sterile cutaneous powders usually contain lactose as the base, because lactose is absorbable and does not cause granuloma, as talc does. 

Sterile powder consisting of a mixture of calcium and sodium alginates has been used in place of talc in glove powders. 

In topical preparations, talc is used as a dusting powder, although it should not be used to dust surgical gloves see Section 14. Talc is a natural material it may therefore frequently contain microorganisms and should be sterilized when used as a dusting powder see Section 11. 

Talc, sterile powder, is an antineoplastic agent, that induces an inflammatory reaction, which promotes adherence of the visceral and parietal pleura, obliterating the pleural space and preventing reaccumulation of pleural fluid. It decreases or prevents recurrence of malignant pleural effusions. 

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