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PH 112 - Pharmaceutical Analysis 2 (Lec) > MIDTERM 01 - Finished Product Quality Control > Flashcards

MIDTERM 01 - Finished Product Quality Control Flashcards

1
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Shows how well a tablet resists chipping and crumbling when external stresses are applied (Quality control tests)

A

Friability test

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Device that subjects a number of tablets to the combined effects of abrasion and shock; used in friability test

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Friabilator

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3
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A friabilator revolves at __________ rpm, dropping the tablets at a distance of 6 inches with each revolution

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25

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4
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A friabilator revolves at 25 rpm, dropping the tablets a distance of __________ inches with each revolution

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6 inches

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5
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Process where water is pulled into pores by the disintegrant and reduces the physical bonding forces between particles

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Wicking

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6
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Process where particles swell and breakup the matrix from within due to the disintegrant

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Swelling

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Disintegrants that are mixed with other ingredients prior to granulation and thus be incorporated within the granules (Types of disintegrants)

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Intragranular disintegrant

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Disintegrants that are mixed with the dry granules before the complete powder mix is compacted (Types of disintegrants)

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Extragranular disintegrant

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9
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Apparatus used in disintegration test

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Basket-rack assembly

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Temperature (Basket-rack assembly setting)

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37°C +/- 2°C

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Cycles (Basket-rack assembly setting)

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29-32 cycles/min

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Sample size (Basket-rack assembly setting)

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6 tablets

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Plain, coated tablet and capsules (Time requirement for disintegration)

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Water - 30 mins

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Enteric coated tablet (Time requirement for disintegration)

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Water - 5 minutes soaking
Simulated gastric juice - 1 hour
Simulated intestinal juice - 1 hour

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Buccal tablet (Time requirement for disintegration)

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Water - 4 hours

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Sublingual tablets (Time requirement for disintegration)

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Water - 3 minutes

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17
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Used to evaluate as to whether or not a tablet releases its drug contents when placed in the environment of the GI tract (Quality control tests)

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Dissolution test

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18
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Useful for tablets, capsules, floaters, beads, and modified release (USP apparatus for dissolution test)

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Apparatus 1 (Rotating basket)

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19
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Useful for tablets, modified release, and transdermal patch (USP apparatus for dissolution test)

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Apparatus 2 (Paddle assembly)

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20
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First line apparatus in product development of controlled-release preparation (USP apparatus for dissolution test)

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Apparatus 3 (Reciprocating cylinder/Bio-dis)

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21
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Useful for low solubility drugs, rapid degradation, and media pH change (USP apparatus for dissolution test)

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Apparatus 4 (Flow-through cell)

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Useful for transdermal patch, ointments, floaters, emulsions, and bolus (USP apparatus for dissolution test)

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Apparatus 5 (Paddle over disk)

23
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Useful for transdermal patch (USP apparatus for dissolution test)

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Apparatus 6 (Cylinder)

24
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Useful for transdermal patch, solid dosage forms, pH profile, and small volume (USP apparatus for dissolution test)

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Apparatus 7 (Reciprocating holder)

25
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Sample is 6; All units should have dissolved NLT Q+5%; Q-tolerance is specified in the monograph (Dissolution test stages)

26
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Sample is +6; Average number of units NLT Q; No unit less than Q-15% (Dissolution test stages)

27
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Sample is +12; Average of 24 units should not be less than Q; NMT 2 units <Q-15%; No unit below Q-25% (Dissolution test stages)

28
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Only one sample per vessel is withdrawn; primarily used in routine quality control testing (Quality control tests)

A

Single-time point

29
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Multiple samples are withdrawn from the dissolution medium per vessel at pre-determined time points; primarily used as surrogate for bioequivalence studies (Quality control tests)

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Multiple-time point

30
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Uniformity of dosage units are not intended for __________, __________, and __________ (SEG)

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Suspensions, Emulsions, Gels

31
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Applied to assure uniform potency for tablets of low dose drugs (Methods of testing uniformity of dosage units)

A

Content uniformity

32
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Provides an idea whether the dose in a batch of units is uniform (Methods of testing uniformity of dosage units)

A

Weight variation

33
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In content uniformity test, ________ dosage units are assayed individually according to the method described in the individual monograph

34
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The number of required sample in content uniformity test is __________ units

35
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When conducing content uniformity test, one must assay __________ units of solid dosage forms individually

36
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When conducting content uniformity test, one must assay __________ units of liquid or semi-solid dosage forms individually

37
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For weight variation test, the assumption is __________

A

Uniform concentration

38
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The number of samples for weight variation test is __________ dosage units of uncoated or film-coated tablets and hard capsules

39
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Determines the maximum packaging quantity of a dosage form and also shows the appropriate packaging material to be used (Quality control tests)

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Tablet thickness test

40
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Used to test if tablet has adequate strength to withstand the rigors of mechanical shocks (Quality control test)

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Tablet hardness test

41
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Uses a spring applied diametrically to a heat (Hardness test equipment)

A

Stokes-Monsanto

42
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Uses force produces by a manually operated air pump (Hardness test equipment)

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Strong Cobb

43
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Uses pliers (Hardness test equipment)

44
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Uses suspended motor-drive weight (Hardness test equipment)

45
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Uses motor-driven anvil that crushed tablet horizontally (Hardness test equipment)

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Schleuniger

46
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4 kg (4-10 kg) (Tablet hardness)

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Conventional tablets

47
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7-10 kg (Tablet hardness)

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Buccal tablets

48
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2-3 kg (Tablet hardness)

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Chewable/SL tablets

49
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> 10 kg (Tablet hardness)

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MR tablets

50
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Used to assess the volume of a liquid that is declared on its label (Quality control tests)

A

Deliverable volume test

51
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The number of samples for deliverable volume test is __________ containers

52
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The number of samples for minimum fill test is __________ filled containers

53
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Utilizes limulus amoebocyte lysate from the horseshoe carb Limulus polyphemus; used to test for pyrogens (Quality control tests)

PH 112 - Pharmaceutical Analysis 2 (Lec) (9 decks)

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