The manufacturing process of Pharmaceutical suspensions can be said to be the large scale or industrial-scale production of pharmaceutical suspensions by pharmaceutical companies. Pharmaceutical suspensions can be defined as liquid dosage forms containing finely divided insoluble materials (the suspensoid) distributed somewhat uniformly throughout the suspending medium (suspending vehicle) in which the drug exhibits a minimum degree of solubility. This dosage form is used for providing a liquid dosage forms for insoluble or poorly soluble drugs, for drugs that are unstable in an aqueous medium for extended periods of time. Such drugs are most frequently supplied as dry powder for reconstitution at the time of dispensing
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Quality Control of Pharmaceutical Tablets
Quality control in pharmaceutical industries can be defined as a procedure or set of procedures designed to ensure the output of uniform batches of drugs to the established specifications of pharmaceutical formulations. It is an essential operation in the production of drugs. Quality control essentially requires organization and strict quality checks at each level of production in an industry.This article is aimed at providing a short review of steps and tests of quality control for pharmaceutical tablets
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