Pharmaceutical Unit Operations: Coating Drug Manufacturing Technology Series
Source: Interpharm Press, Inc.
This book is the industry's complete, authoritative reference and resource on the coating of tablets, capsules, and other solid dosage forms of therapeutic agents
This book is the industry's complete, authoritative reference and resource on the coating of tablets, capsules, and other solid dosage forms of therapeutic agents. Fourteen authors provide insights into the industry's cutting edge coating technologies. The three primary coating processes are discussed at length: sugar coating, film coating, and microencapsulation. Among the topics discussed in great detail are the rationale for coating, methodologies, formulations, processing methods, and equipment.
Further chapters explore the automation of the coating process, including a precise description of the hardware and software requirements for an automated coating system. The authors also explore the development, implementation, testing, and evaluation (validation) of cleaning equipment used in the coating of pharmaceutical products. All information is presented in accord with current regulatory considerations regarding cleaning and its evaluation. Finally, the book takes a focused, in-depth look at pertinent, major stability and quality control issues.
Special features of the book:
- Complete how-to information on sugar coating formulations and step-by-step procedures for coating
- A tabulated guide for trouble shooting of film coated products
- A detailed list of trade-marked ingredients and equipment for film coating of solid dosage forms
- Detailed explanations for scale-up of microencapsulation methods to reduce risk
- A careful description of coating process automation, including computerization
- Details of current technology for cleaning pharmaceutical coating equipment
- A checklist for a QC coating defect reporting program
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