Can nifedipine 5 mg capsules be prepared for chilblains by crushing nifedipine retard EG 30 mg tablets, assuming the sustained-release effect is lost upon crushing, given that the pure raw material cannot be ordered and only retard forms of the tablets are available?

Since the latest raspberry aroma received is transparent whereas the previous one was pink, does this require a conversion in the formula, and can these aromas be interchanged and if so, how?

Is there an acceptable formulation for a 2% simvastatin cream, and is the use of Eucerin with water as a base feasible for this preparation?

What is the recommended approach for preparing 60g of an anesthetic ointment containing 23% lidocaine base, 3.5% tetracaine base, 3.5% tetracaine HCl, and Lipothene 133 TM, specifically addressing whether a 70-30 mixture of petrolatum and liquid paraffin is a suitable alternative for the unavailable Lipothene, whether the lidocaine dosage is considered standard, and the rationale for including both the base and hydrochloride forms of tetracaine?

What is the cause of the green discoloration that occurs a few days after preparing capsules containing zinc sulfate heptahydrate, cysteine, folic acid, and mannitol, and how can this be prevented, given that the capsules were stored in a capsule container with a desiccant cap?

Given that miconazole oral gel (Daktarin) is unavailable from the supplier and the formula specifies miconazole base, can miconazole nitrate be used in the oral formula instead, considering only the nitrate form is available as a bulk product and no answer is readily found in the literature?

Is it possible to prepare a nitrofurantoin suspension for pediatric use using Liquifine Orange suspension medium?