Tag: pharmaceutical quality control

Troubleshooting API Loss in Extended Release Tablets Stored at High Humidity

May 6, 2025 Admin

Troubleshooting API Loss in Extended Release Tablets Stored at High Humidity Troubleshooting API Loss in Extended Release Tablets Stored at High Humidity Introduction: Extended release tablets are a cornerstone of modern pharmaceutical formulations, offering controlled release of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) over time to improve patient compliance and therapeutic efficacy. However, when these tablets are…

Solid Dosage form, Tablets

Ensuring Consistency in Granule Size Distribution During Validation Testing

May 4, 2025 Admin

Ensuring Consistency in Granule Size Distribution During Validation Testing Ensuring Consistency in Granule Size Distribution During Validation Testing Introduction: In the pharmaceutical industry, ensuring consistency in granule size distribution during validation testing is crucial for the production of high-quality solid dosage forms, particularly tablets. Granule size directly influences the flowability, compressibility, and dissolution rates of…

Solid Dosage form, Tablets

Managing Surface Erosion in Sugar-Coated Tablets During Stability Studies

May 3, 2025 Admin

Managing Surface Erosion in Sugar-Coated Tablets During Stability Studies Managing Surface Erosion in Sugar-Coated Tablets During Stability Studies Introduction: In the pharmaceutical industry, sugar-coated tablets have been a popular choice for delivering active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) due to their aesthetic appeal, ease of swallowing, and ability to mask the taste of certain drugs. However, during…

Solid Dosage form, Tablets

Difficulty in ensuring proper documentation for quality-related investigations.

May 2, 2025 Admin

Difficulty in ensuring proper documentation for quality-related investigations. Difficulty in ensuring proper documentation for quality-related investigations Introduction: In the pharmaceutical industry, ensuring comprehensive and meticulous documentation for quality-related investigations is not just a regulatory requirement but a cornerstone for maintaining product efficacy and patient safety. Documentation serves as the evidence of compliance with Good Manufacturing…

Capsules (Hard & Soft Gelatin), Solid Oral Dosage Forms

Challenges in preventing capsule discoloration during long-term storage.

May 2, 2025 Admin

Challenges in preventing capsule discoloration during long-term storage. Challenges in Preventing Capsule Discoloration During Long-Term Storage Introduction: In the pharmaceutical industry, maintaining the integrity and appearance of solid oral dosage forms, such as capsules, throughout their shelf life is crucial for ensuring product efficacy and patient compliance. Capsules, whether hard or soft gelatin, are susceptible…

Capsules (Hard & Soft Gelatin), Solid Oral Dosage Forms

Ensuring Robustness in Weight Variation Control During Compression Validation

May 1, 2025 Admin

Ensuring Robustness in Weight Variation Control During Compression Validation Ensuring Robustness in Weight Variation Control During Compression Validation Introduction: In the pharmaceutical industry, ensuring the uniformity and consistency of tablet production is crucial. Weight variation in tablets can lead to significant quality issues, impacting both efficacy and safety. This makes weight variation control a critical…

Solid Dosage form, Tablets

Inadequate inspection systems for detecting visual defects in capsules.

May 1, 2025 Admin

Inadequate inspection systems for detecting visual defects in capsules. Inadequate Inspection Systems for Detecting Visual Defects in Capsules Introduction: In the pharmaceutical industry, ensuring the quality and safety of solid oral dosage forms, such as capsules, is paramount. Capsules, whether hard or soft gelatin, are popular for their convenience and effectiveness in delivering medications. However,…

Capsules (Hard & Soft Gelatin), Solid Oral Dosage Forms

Problems with detecting capsule defects during in-process visual inspection.

April 29, 2025 Admin

Problems with detecting capsule defects during in-process visual inspection. Problems with Detecting Capsule Defects During In-Process Visual Inspection Introduction: In the pharmaceutical industry, ensuring the quality of solid oral dosage forms, such as capsules, is paramount. Capsules, whether hard or soft gelatin, are among the most common forms of drug delivery due to their ease…

Capsules (Hard & Soft Gelatin), Solid Oral Dosage Forms

Validating Calibration Procedures for Coating Spray Guns

April 28, 2025 Admin

Validating Calibration Procedures for Coating Spray Guns Validating Calibration Procedures for Coating Spray Guns Introduction: The pharmaceutical industry places a significant emphasis on the precision and reliability of manufacturing processes, particularly in the realm of solid dosage forms like tablets. One critical aspect of this is the coating process, which requires meticulous attention to detail…

Solid Dosage form, Tablets

Difficulty in monitoring capsule moisture content during accelerated stability studies.

April 28, 2025 Admin

Difficulty in monitoring capsule moisture content during accelerated stability studies. Difficulty in monitoring capsule moisture content during accelerated stability studies. Introduction: Monitoring the moisture content in capsules during accelerated stability studies is a critical component in the pharmaceutical industry. These studies are essential for predicting the shelf life and ensuring the quality, safety, and efficacy…

Capsules (Hard & Soft Gelatin), Solid Oral Dosage Forms

Addressing Deviations in Stability Studies for Bilayer Tablets

April 27, 2025 Admin

Addressing Deviations in Stability Studies for Bilayer Tablets Addressing Deviations in Stability Studies for Bilayer Tablets Introduction: Bilayer tablets have emerged as a versatile drug delivery system, offering the advantage of combining two different drugs or formulations with varied release profiles in a single dosage form. This innovation not only improves patient compliance but also…

Solid Dosage form, Tablets

High rejection rates in visual inspection due to operator dependency.

April 26, 2025 Admin

High rejection rates in visual inspection due to operator dependency. High Rejection Rates in Visual Inspection Due to Operator Dependency Introduction: The visual inspection of solid oral dosage forms, particularly capsules, plays a pivotal role in ensuring product quality and safety in the pharmaceutical industry. While this process is critical for maintaining high standards, it…

Capsules (Hard & Soft Gelatin), Solid Oral Dosage Forms