AN ANCIENT DOSAGE FORM “GUTIKA”: A REVIEW

Industrial Process Validation of Tablet Dosage Form: a Review

The present article gives an introduction and general overview on process validation of pharmaceutical manufacturing process especially tablet manufacturing process. The principal objective of dosage form design is to achieve a predictable therapeutic response to a drug included in a formulation which is capable of large scale manufacture with reproducible product quality. Solid dosage forms in...

Sterile Dosage Form

Capsule Dosage Form

Capsules are used for filling different materials like Powders, Granules, Beads, Tablets, Capsules, Pastes etc.. Some of the disadvantages associated with conventional capsule: They are easily tampered with (although techniques exist for preventing this). They are subject to the effects of relative humidity and to microbial contamination. Some of the innovations are targeted to:  Overcome the ...

A Mucoadhesive Gastroretentive Dosage Form for Valacyclovir

Objective: The objective of the present work was to formulate a gastroretentive dosage form of Valacyclovir, an anti viral drug. Methods: Valacyclovir gastroretentive mucoadhesive tablets were prepared using polymers such as Carbopol 974P and hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose (HPMC) K4M, in different proportions by wet granulation technique. Compatibility studies were performed by FTIR spectrosco...

A Novel Compression-Coated Tablet Dosage Form

www.pharmtech.com new chemical entity often is first formulated as a free-flowing granulation for encapsulation within hard gelatin capsules. During the course of clinical development, the drugcontaining granulation usually is modified for compaction into a tablet product. The tablet product subsequently may be film coated for taste masking, identification, or other purposes. Tablets are the mo...