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Tablet Testing Flashcards

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What are HGCs?

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Hard Gelatine Capsules Gelatine, colours, water

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Why are capsules used?

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Taste masking
Ease of administration
Easy to formulate
Stability enhancement

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Why is gelatine used in capsules?

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non toxic, easily pepared, soluble in gastric fluids, good film former, reversible phase change at just above ambient

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What materials can be used in capsules?

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V-caps Hypromellose
Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose
Plant based (used for vegetarians)
6% moisture
nutritional products

NPcaps Pullulan
Polysaccharide (from corn syrup)
12% moisture (approx)
Japanese market only

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5
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Example of hard shell capsule

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capsugel

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What can a capsule be filled with?

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Anything which does not react with gelatine.
Water and aldehydes CANNOT be used.
Requirements:
Must be able to accurately dose into capsule shell
Formulation must release active in a bioavailable form.
Types - solids (powders, granules, pellets, tablets), liquids, semi-solids.

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What must the powder be like for HGC hard gelitin capsules only?

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Formulation must flow well.
Degree of cohesiveness required but must not stick to equipment.
Flooding technique – dose contained within full capacity of capsule body.
All other techniques – dose contained in less than full capacity of capsule.

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What is the equation for max capsule fil weight?

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Tapped bulk density of formulation (g/mL) X Capsule volume (mL)

Tapped bulk density is only used for powder, granulation or bead filled capsules. Liquid capsules require the acual density of the formulation to be used

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What is the capsule volume required (mL)?

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Is the required fill weight (g) Tapped bulk density of formulation (g/mL)

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What are other formulations instead of capsules?

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Granule/ Pellets
As spherical as possible
pellets formed by extrusion/spheronisation process

Tablets
Blinded clinical trial materials
Special release dosage forms
Produce tamper evident dosage forms
Separate incompatible ingredients
Characteristics - smooth, suitable diameter and shape sometimes film coated

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11
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What are factors which affect bioavailability?

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API factors
Formulation factors
Type of formulation filled
Specific excipients used in the formulation

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What are API factors?

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Dose
Physical characterisitics
Wettability
Solubility
Rate of dissolution
Flowability

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13
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Examples of Excipients?

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Granulating agents - for granulations, pellets and tablets onlt
Diluent - Dose, solubility
Wetting agents - Hydrophobic ADI
Lubricanr - for fully automated equipment
Disintegrants - necessary to break up plug quickly
Glidant - for high dose drugs
small amounts to improve flow

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14
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if the API has a poor solubility what is used?

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SOLUBLE DILUENT
creates porous plug when in contact with GI fluids
Increased dissolution rates
Lactose, mannitol

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if the API has a high solubility what is used

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INSOLUBLE DILUENT
Avoid competition for GI fluids
Dicalcium phosphate

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What are examples of glidants and lubricants?

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Glidant - colloidal silicon dioxide
Lubricant - magnesium stearate

HYDROPHOBIC and use at minimum levels

Formulation factor 2

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17
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When are wetting agents used?

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Used when necessary to promote penetration of fluids into powder plug e.g sodium lauryl sulphate (sodium dodecyl sulfate)

Disintegrants to break up plug of powder
Ac-Di-Sol or Explotab

Granulating agents
May necessitate the use of wetting agents and disintegrants
PVP (povidone and polyvinylpyrrolidone)

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How are powders, pellets/granulations, liquids and PCCAL filled into capsules?

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For powders - dosator type, auger type, tamping finger / dosing disc, flooding.
For pellets/granulations – slide / piston method
For liquids and semi-solids – fluid dosing method
PCCAL package “Methods of Filling of hard gelitin capsules”

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  1. Define ‘TABLET’ (1) Part 1 – Overview
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20
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  1. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the dosage form.(1)
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21
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  1. Discuss the properties of each of the immediate release tablet types (giving examples for each)(1)
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22
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  1. Explain each stage of the tablet manufacturing process(1)
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23
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  1. Explain the choice of excipients, their roles and their effect on tablet properties. (1)
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24
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  1. Discuss problems that can occur during tableting(1)
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25
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  1. Discuss the reasons for coating tablets and compare and contrast the different type of coatings available (2) Part 2 – Coating, Attributes & Quality Testing
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26
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  1. Discuss tablet attributes
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27
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  1. Describe the tests undertaken to ensure tablet quality, the purpose of each test and the limits for each stipulated by the BP.

Resources:

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28
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  1. What are the normally accepted limits for crushing strength / hardness? (2)
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29
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  1. Why is hardness an important tablet attribute?
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30
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  1. What is the usual acceptable maximum weight loss during
    friability testing?
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31
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  1. What are the limits for standard release tablets for disintegration?
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32
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  1. What media is used for tablet disintegration and what temperature should this be heated to?
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32
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  1. What media is used for tablet disintegration and what temperature should this be heated to?
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33
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  1. What are the two main instruments used for B.P. dissolution testing?
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34
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Discuss the properties of an ‘ideal’ tablet blend and discuss how these effect a tablet’s attributes.

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35
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Outline the stages of the tablet manufacturing process for both directly compressed and granulated blends and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each method.

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36
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Discuss the importance of the following excipients within a tablet blend and give examples of each:

a. Glidant

b. Lubricant

c. Filler

d. Binder

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37
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Describe the key differences between single – punch and rotary tablet presses.

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38
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Discuss the reasons for coating tablets and the types of coatings available.

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39
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Discuss the process of sugar-coating tablets with regard to each of the 6 coating stages.

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40
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Identify the types of immediate release tablets available and give examples of each.

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41
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Discuss each of the following tablet tests with regard to their importance, method and BP limits:

a. Disintegration

b. Dissolution

c. Friability

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42
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Discuss each of the following technical issues / problems that can occur during the tabletting process and suggest how these may be rectified.

a) ‘Capping’

b) ‘Lamination’

c) ‘Picking’

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43
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Discuss the process by which the drug is release from the tablet and absorbed in the GI tract

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