Friday, June 16, 2006

Manufacturing Technologies for Mouth Dissolving Tablets

Incorporating an existing medicine into a new drug delivery system can significantly improve its performance in terms of efficacy, safety & improved patient compliance

Manufacturing Technologies for Mouth Dissolving Tablets

Monday, June 12, 2006

Method Validation and Robustness

Reproducibility? Ruggedness? Robustness? To many people, all of these terms mean the same thing.

Method Validation and Robustness

Sunday, June 11, 2006

Pharmainfo.net - Fractional distillation of binary solvent mixture

To separate the binary mixture by simple distillation using fractionating column
Fractional distillation of binary solvent mixture

Atelectasis - Pharmpedia

Atelectasis : "Atelectasis refers to partial or complete collapse of the lung, i.e. failure of the lung to expand (inflate) completely. It is also termed as lung collapse."

Tablet Evaluation Tests - Pharmpedia

Table of contents
1.0. Introduction
1. 1. General appearance
1. 1. 1. Size and shape
1.1.2. Organoleptic properties
1.2. Content Uniformity
1.3. Mechanical strength of tablets
1.3.1.Friability
1. 3. 2. Hardness or Crushing strength
1. 3. 3. Tensile strength
1. 3. 4. Brittle fracture index (BFI)
1.4. Disintegration
1.5. Dissolution
1.6. References

Tablet Evaluation Tests - Pharmpedia

Effervescent tablet - Pharmpedia

Effervescent tablet - Pharmpedia: "As per revised definition proposed to US FDA, Effervescent tablet is a tablet intended to be dissolved or dispersed in water before administration."

Pharmainfo.net - NSAIDs armamentarium in clinical management of pain

Pharmainfo.net - NSAIDs armamentarium in clinical management of pain

Proton Pump Inhibitors - An Overview

Proton pump inhibitors were introduced in 1980 for the treatment of heartburn, ulcers and Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Omeprazole was the first drug in this class, introduced in 1989. Since then, four other PPIs viz lansoprazole, rabeprazole, pantoprazole and esomeprazole have been introduced in 1995, 1999, 2000 and 2001 respective

Proton Pump Inhibitors