Sifting Process in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing:

Sifting is a screening process to exclude foreign matter / particles (if any) and particles beyond the required size. Sifting is carried out by allowing particles to pass through specified mesh under the influence of vibration and gyration. The mesh (sieve) size is specified as the number of pores on 1 inch. Example 100 mesh … Read more

Unit Operations during manufacture of Tablets:

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