Pharmaceutical Excipients Knowledge

 Q:1 Which of the following is used as aerosol propellent________? a)Carbon dioxide b)Dichlorodifluoromethane c)Dichlorotetrafluoroethane d)All of the above Right answer is (d ) Q:2 Which of the following is used ...
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Biopharmaceutics Frequently Asked Questions

 What is Biopharmaceutics? The study of the relationship between physiological, physicochemical and biopharmaceutical properties of API and dosage based on biological performance of drugs is known as Biopharmaceutics. Biopharmaceutics Consideration ...
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Why Do We Use Three Batches For Validation?

In this article, we will discuss the answer to a very common question that arises in the minds of all professionals dealing with the processes that require validation. The question ...
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Different Types Of Dosage Forms

The dosage form is the finalized form of a drug product in which it is marketed for use. Dosage forms are pharmaceutical preparations in which active pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients ...
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Difference Between Disintegration and Dissolution

Disintegration and dissolution are two most commonly used terms in pharma industries but most of the people do not know the exact difference between these two terms. In this article ...
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SOP For Rapid Mixer Granulator (RMG)

Standard Operating Procedure for rapid mixer granulator or high shear granulator. 1.0 Purpose The purpose of this SOP is to establish a procedure for operating the rapid mixing granulator or ...
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Validation|Process validation

Validation is one of the most important and common terms used in pharmaceutical industries and its simple meaning is to provide a high degree of assurance or confirmation regarding product ...
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Disintegration Test

The breakdown of tablets or capsules into small fragments is known as disintegration.The process in which tablets or capsules when coming in contact with fluid are converted into small fragments ...
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Friability Test For Tablets

Friability is one of the most important and simple tests which is performed for tablets to know how friable tablets are, meaning to estimate to what extent tablets can break ...
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Methylparaben|Role of excipient

Methylparaben is used as an antimicrobial preservative in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical formulations. In simple words, the role of methylparaben is to preserve food for a long duration and to ...
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Reverse Osmosis System|Water purification System|RO Plant

Reverse osmosis also known as RO is used for the purification of water and it works on the principle of reversing the natural process of osmosis. What is Osmosis? First, ...
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How to refresh your basic knowledge?

 Q:1 Theobroma is also known as_______? a)Carnauba wax b)Cocoa Butter c)Corn Oil d)Sesame oil  Right answer is (b) Q:2 Theobroma is used in which of the following dosage forms_______? a)Tablet ...
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How to calculate capsule filling weight?|Pellets filling weight calculation

In this article you will learn to calculate capsule filling weight for powders, granules, pellets or beads...
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Components Of Tablet Coating Suspension|Formulation of tablet coating

Tablet coating is a process in which a thin layer of polymer is deposited over a core tablet and the weight gain of the film may vary from 1-5 % ...
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Mechanism of disintegration|Superdisintegrants

Disintegrants are the class of excipients that are used in tablets or capsules to break the tablet or capsules into small parts or fragments when coming in contact with water ...
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