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What is a coat?

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A dry, outer layer of material applied to the surface of a dosage form to improve different properties such as the release of the drug

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What are the types of coating?

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  • Film coating
  • Sugar coating
  • Compression coating
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What methods of bed coating are used?

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Fluidised or pan bed coating

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What is an immediate release film coat used for?

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Non-biological properties such as appearance

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What is a modified release film coat used for?

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Delaying or controlling drug release

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Give examples of film coating compounds.

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  • Polymers : HMPC / MC or EC / cellulose acetate for modified release
  • Plasticisers : PEG, PG or diethyl phthalate
  • Colourants : iron oxide or titanium dioxide
  • Solvated compounds : organic polymer solutions
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What will affect the properties of the coat?

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The methods and conditions of the coating process

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What are some problems with coating?

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  • Erosion
  • Peeling - due to excess moisture inside
  • Breakage - due to poor mechanical strength
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How long can sugar coating take?

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> 8 hours

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What is the process of sugar coating?

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  1. Seal porous core with : shellac, PVAP or CAP
  2. Sub-coat with bulking agents, anti-adherents and binders
  3. Smoothing : adding a coat to sub-coat
  4. Colouring
  5. Polish with wax
  6. Print with edible ink (if necessary)
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What is compression coating?

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A novel drug development process - it is a dry process that requires specialist equipment

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What is the 1st compression stage for?

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Making the core

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What is the 2nd compression stage for?

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Making the coating

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What does compression coating allow you to do?

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Formulate 2 drugs together, one in the core and the other in the coat

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What are soft gels good for?

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Poorly soluble drugs
Potent drug
Liquid formulations

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What is the process of manufacturing soft gels?

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  1. Gelatin preparation
  2. Material preparation
  3. Encapsulation
  4. Drying
  5. Inspection
  6. Polishing
  7. Packaging
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How are hard capsules supplied?

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As closed units which have to be filled

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What is the process of manufacturing hard capsules?

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  1. Capsules are separated by a vacuum
  2. Check if they open
  3. Eject unopened ones
  4. Fill with pellet/granule/powder for injection
  5. Recover unused powder
  6. Rejoin and eject capsules
  7. Clean any residue left behind and repeat the process again
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Define drug stability

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Length of time a drug retains its chemical and physical properties without any loss of potency

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Which drug becomes toxic in the presence of water?

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Flucytosine - formulate in absence of water

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What modes of degradation can a drug undergo?

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Hydrolysis 
Oxidation 
Dimerisation 
Isomeric changes 
Photodegradation 
Photodegradation 
Conformational changes
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What happens to ascorbic acid when oxidised?

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Converts to dehydroascorbic acid - reversible reaction in the body. But it can irreversibly convert to 2,3-diketogluoinc acid

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What catalyses photodegradation?

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UV at wavelength 300-400nm

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What are transacetylation reactions?

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The moving of a functional group to another - this can remove functionality

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What is the Maillard reaction?
This react occurs between lactose and amides. A glucosamine is formed.
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What can be avoided by use of mannitol as a diluent?
Maillard reaction | glycoamination
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What is forced stability testing?
Exposing material to harsh conditions
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What properties should analytical methods used have?
- Sensitive to pick up small amounts - Selective to pick up all degradation - Reproducible
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What are the advantages of oral drug delivery to the patient?
- Improved compliance - Convenient - Safe and easy to use - Carry multiple doses - Accurate - Reproducible doses
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What are the disadvantages of oral drug delivery?
- Needs a serious of unit processes - Drug absorption is dependent on gastric emptying - Compression difficulties - Certain patient groups can't take tablets
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What API weight range should be in a tablet?
5 - 500mg
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What is considered to be a high API dose?
>50% of the tablet weight
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What is considered to a low API dose?
<5% of the tablet weight
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What is the ideal total tablet weight?
<800mg
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Give examples of diluents.
Lactose, sucrose, glucose and mannitol
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What is the purpose of a disintegrant? | Give examples
Ensures the tablet breaks up | E.g. starch, cellulose, calcium carbonate
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What is the purpose of a binder? | Give examples
Ensures tables are formed with required mechanical strength | E.g. gelatin, PVP, HPMC, PEG, sucrose, starch
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What is the purpose of a glidant? | Give examples
Improves flowability for direct compaction or granulation | E.g. Talc, colloidal silicon, magnesium stearate
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What is the purpose of an anti-adherent? | Give examples
Reduce adhesion | E.g. magnesium stearate, talc, starch
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What is the purpose of a lubricant? | Give examples
Ensure tablet formation and ejection can occur with low friction E.g. magnesium stearate, stearic acid, PEG, SLS, liquid paraffin
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What are the unit processes of tableting?
``` Weighing Mixing Tablet manufacture Quality assurance checks Dissolution Coating Quality control checks ```
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What does uneven powder flow result in?
Air trapped in the powder, capping and lamination, excess fine powder and dust contamination
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What properties do particles <100µm have?
They have greater cohesion and so will need a glidant or lubricant to increase surface area
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Define tensile strength.
How easy it is to introduce breakage - the stronger the cohesive & adhesive forces the less likely it is that breakage will occur
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Define angle of repose
The angle ont eh ode of the cone - the higher the angle the greater the cohesive forces
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What is tensile strength determined by?
Tilting table method
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What contributes to bulk flow?
Particle: size, shape, density and packing geometry
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What effect does high bulk density have on bulk flow?
There is no change in density after tapping as the particles are already tightly packed
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What is the ideal Carr/ compressibility index?
0 - 10%
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How can powder flow be improved?
- Changing particle size - Alter surface forces - Formulation additives - Change process conditions
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What is the process of wet granulation?
Spray with binder Bridges are formed between particles Evaporate and remove solvent leaving granules Create solid bridges
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What are the advantages of wet granulation?
- Improves flow - Prevents segregation - Improves compaction - Reduces fine powder particles - Reduces water uptake - Less dense granules
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What is dry granulation useful for?
Moisture sensitive material
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What does variation in uniformity content suggest?
- Non-homogeniety - Segregation of powders - Problems with compression
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How can tablet weight be checked?
- Weigh 20 at random - No more than 2% should be >10% of tablet weight - None should be >20% of tablet weight
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Describe the method used to check disintegration
Test 6 tablets - Drop tablet and agitate it - Monitor time taken to disintegrate - Repeat if 2 tablets fail
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Why does mechanical strength need to be determined?
To assess importance of formulation and production variables for the resistance of a tablet to fracture and attrition during design, development and production.
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What is chipping an indicator of?
Friability failure Machine related issues Powder compaction problems

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