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Capsules are solid dosage forms primarily intended for oral administration that are made by putting medication powders and the appropriate excipients into empty capsule shells. The capsule’s outer shell can cover up unpleasant flavors or odors while also shielding the contents from outside dampness. There are two categories of capsules: Soft capsules: A liquid or […]

What is a Fluid bed dryer? In order to lower the moisture content of raw components like powder and granules,  fluidized bed dryers or fluid bed dryer are type of machinery that is widely employed in the pharmaceutical industry. This equipment’s operation comprises fluidizing the materials that are put into it. In this procedure, a

What is milling? A forceful unit action known as milling can help with particle size control for a number of processing, bioavailability, reactivity, and safety-related drivers. This chapter offers some recommendations on how to choose milling machinery and the critical variables that can affect its performance using the data. The physical characteristics of the feed

 Pharmaceutical Powders Powders are solid dosage forms made from dry crystals and appropriate excipients through comminution and blending. Drugs can be administered orally or locally. Manufacturing powders is simple by mixing of drug powders with excipients. There are specific regulations on particle size of powders according to the administrative route.If not otherwise specified,oral powders should

Pharmaceutical Oral Dispersible films (ODF)  Films contain drug within an appropriate film forming material.Films are used via various routes such as oral, buccal,etc and can be used to cover and protect burns and wounds on the skin as well. Films can be made with one layer or many layers(multi-layer) in different shapes and dimensions. Films

Tablet Coating Machine: A tablet coating machine is a mechanical device that coats the surface of tablet dosage forms with a basically dry, thin coating of substance in order to provide certain advantages over uncoated varieties. That coating substance is applied on the external surface.   Advantages of Tablet Coating Machine: The main benefit of

What are pharmaceutical Excipients? Pharmaceutical excipients refers to additives used in production and production used in pharmaceutical preparations.They are substances that have previously undergone a logical review of safety because they include the pharmaceutical preparations’ active ingredient. In addition to serving as a filler, carrier, and stabilizer, pharmaceutical excipients also have other important roles to

Quality control vs quality assurance   Quality Control A technique or collection of procedures known as quality control (QC) is designed to make sure that a service or product is made in accordance with a specified set of quality criteria or that it satisfies the needs of the client or customer. Importance of quality control

What is a capsule? Capsules are solid dosage forms mainly for oral use prepared by filling drug powders together with suitable excipients into empty shells.the capsule shell is able to mask undesirable taste or odor, it also protect the capsule from exterior moisture. Capsules are divided into 2 categories: Soft capsules:An outer solid shell (softgel

What is slugging in pharmaceutical manufacturing? Due to inadequate flow of the medication powder, slugging is a pre-compression procedure used to create abnormally big tablets (slugs), which are typically variable in weight. The resulting slugs are then disintegrated into granules, which are then squeezed again to create the finished tablets. Due to the potential sensitivity