Alu Alu Vs Alu PVC Blister Packaging

Pharmaceutical packaging is necessary for dosage form protection and transportation. In this article, we will discuss the basic difference between the Alu Alu and Alu PVC packaging, which is used for the packaging of tablets and capsules in pharmaceutical industries...
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Perforated and Non Perforated Tablet Coating Pans

The tablet coating process is carried out in a stainless steel pan, which is known as a tablet coating pan. These pans are made of SS grade 316L & are of 2 types, i.e perforated and non-perforated pans...
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Multi-Tip Tooling For Compression Machine

As the name indicates, in multi-tip tooling, each punch has more than one tip to compress the tablets & each die has more than one cavity to fill the powder or granules...
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What Is CIP

CIP stands for ‘Clean In Place’ &  clean in place means to clean something in its place without moving or dismantling...
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Pharmaceutical Packaging Interview Questions

Most commonly asked interview questions related to pharmaceutical packaging. 65 questions with answers related to packaging in pharma...
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Difference between LOD and Water Content

LOD & Water content methods are used in pharma quality control, where the water content method is used to measure the total amount of water present in a sample, and the LOD or moisture content method is used to measure the total amount of water and other volatile substances present in the sample...
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Peristaltic pump

A pump installed to provide coating solution/suspension from the reservoir of suspension to the spray guns is known as a peristaltic pump...
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Why pH Meter is calibrated First With pH 7 Buffer Solution

To calibrate the pH meter, different solutions of known pH are used, which are known as buffer solutions.We use pH solution 7 first...
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Why media degassing is critical in dissolution testing

The removal of dissolved gases, especially air or oxygen, from the dissolution media is known as media degassing. The media degassing is also known as deaeration of the dissolution media...
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Dwell time calculation for tablet compression

The duration of time spent by the punch head flat under the main compression rollers during the process of tablet compression is known as dwell time...
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Why are Petri dishes inverted during incubation

Did you ever think about why Petri dishes are placed in an upside-down position? There may be the number of reasons discussed here...
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Difference between HEPA filters and ULPA filters

HEPA and ULPA filters are the last line of defence against viable and non-viable particles count, so in this article, we will learn the basic difference between HEPA filters and ULPA filters...
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Impact Of Spray Gun Needle Size On Tablet Coating

If the diameter of the needle is thick, meaning it is large in size, it will result in the production of large-sized droplets, and if the diameter of the coating gun needle tip is small in size it will result in tiny-sized droplets...
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Excipients Used In Tablets

The inert substances used in table manufacturing are known as excipients, or the substances which have no pharmacological effect, are known as excipients...
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API Calculation For Dry Powder Suspension

The majority of professionals working in pharma are not aware of the API calculation method for dry powder suspension because it is different from tablets and capsules...
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