Colouring agents (British spelling) or Coloring agents (American spelling) also known as Color Additives, Colorant. From the regulatory standpoint, the term “colorant” refers to a dye or pigment used in …
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Tablet Compression Machine (also referred to as Tablet press machine, tablet making machine, tablet machine, tablet punching machine) is a mechanical device that is used to compress the granules or …
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Flavoring agents in pharmaceutical preparations such as oral syrup, oral suspension, elixirs, emulsion, lozenges, chewable tablets, effervescent tablets, dispersible tablets, ODT are used to impart not only flavors but also …
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Cold cream is a water in oil (W/O) emulsion, Also, it is known as Fatty Cream according to European Pharmacopoeia. Outcomes of this article: Uses of Cold Cream, Formulation of …
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Emulsifying agents (also called emulsifiers or emulgents) are substances comprising both oil-soluble hydrophobic (nonpolar) and water-soluble hydrophilic (polar) portions that act as a stabilizer of the droplets (globules) of the …
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Quality control tests of tablets or evaluation of tablets is a systematic determination of physical, chemical, mechanical, biological, or microbiological properties of tablets on the basis of in-house (Non-Pharmacopoeial), Pharmacopoeial …
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Friability test of tablets, Granules, Spheroids is a technique used by the pharmaceutical company to test the durability of tablets, Granules, Spheroids during coating, packaging, and transportation.
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Tablet defects or manufacturing defects of tablet are not acceptable. But often tablet defects embarrass tablet manufacturers or formulators to design a new tablet. This article outlines various remedies that …
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Excipients are an integral part of any pharmaceutical product necessary for manufacturing as well as performance. So, a formulator should have proper knowledge about excipients for tablets to make them …
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Tablet coating defects and remedies are the crucial concern of a pharmaceutical formulation scientist. The last critical step in the tablet production cycle is tablet coating after solving problems in …
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