GENERAL: SIFTING, MIXING ANG GRANULATION: COMPRESSION (TABLETS): COATING (TABLETS): FILLING OF HARD GELATIN CAPSULES: Empty Capsule shells shall be regarded as drug component and treated accordingly. They shall be stored under conditions which shall ensure their safety from the effects of excessive heat and moisture. PRINTING (TABLETS AND CAPSULES): PACKING OPERATION: Before packaging operations are … Read more
UNDERSTANDING COATING: Coating can be defined as a physical deposition of a layer on Tablet surface for the purpose of masking the Taste, odour, appearance, physical / chemical protection or to control the drug release. Coating process is the application of coating composition to a moving bed of Tablets in a coating pan by concurrent … Read more
Unit Operations: The manufacture of Tablets is a complex multi-stage process under which the starting materials change their physical characteristics a number of times before the final dosage form is produced. Numerous unit operations are involved in making Tablets including sifting, mixing, granulation, drying, sizing, blending, lubrication, compression and coating. DISPENSING OF RAW MATERIALS (API … Read more
