Tablets were first developed in the mid-1850s, during which sugar coating (SC) was primarily used to improve their surface characteristics and protect pharmaceutical agents from the harsh environment ...

“85% of punch and die problems can be traced back to poor handling and aftercare procedures.” This surprising figure highlights the importance of why correct maintenance procedures are integral to ...

Moisture content determination is an important quality control test in pharmaceutical manufacturing, from the checking of incoming raw materials and in-process control of tablets and capsules to ...

In the annals of napkin illustration, continuous drug tablet manufacturing may have only one entry: Fernando Muzzio’s 2003 depiction of a tableting line for Janet Woodcock, then head of the US Food ...