A 4% SOLUTION OF A MODIFIED FLUID GELATIN (SUCCINYLATED GELATIN) HAS BEEN INFUSED IN DOSES OF 500 TO 1000 ML. IT MAY ALSO BE USED IN THE FORM OF A GELATIN-DERIVED POLYMER.
GELATIN RODS MAY BE EMPLOYED TO TEMPORARILY BLOCK TEAR OUTFLOW IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF DRY EYE .GELATIN IS USED IN THE PREPARATION OF PASTES, PASTILLES, SUPPOSITORIES, TABLETS, AND HARD AND SOFT CAPSULE SHELLS. IT IS ALSO USED FOR THE MICROENCAPSULATION OF DRUGS AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS. IT HAS BEEN USED AS A VEHICLE FOR INJECTIONS: PITKIN'S MENSTRUUM, WHICH CONSISTS OF GELATIN, GLUCOSE, AND ACETIC ACID, HAS BEEN USED IN A MODIFIED FORM FOR HEPARIN WHILE HYDROLYSED GELATIN HAS BEEN USED FOR CORTICOTROPIN. GELATIN IS AN INGREDIENT OF PREPARATIONS USED FOR THE PROTECTION OF STOMAS AND LESIONS.