6. Capsules
6. Capsules
Characters 1)orally, conveniently carried, readily identified, and easily taken 2)compared with equivalent doses of a liquid medication, accurate dosing, most tasteless when swallowed 3)readily identified 4)Prescribing flexibility (a variety of dosage strengths
Characters 1) orally, conveniently carried, readily identified, and easily taken 2) compared with equivalent doses of a liquid medication, accurate dosing, most tasteless when swallowed 3) readily identified 4) Prescribing flexibility (a variety of dosage strengths)
5)from a pharmaceutic standpoint solid dosage forms are efficiently and productively manufactured packaged and shipped by manufacturers at lower cost and with less breakage than comparable liquid forms more stable have a longer shelf-life than their liquid counterparts
5) from a pharmaceutic standpoint, solid dosage forms are • efficiently and productively manufactured • packaged and shipped by manufacturers at lower cost and with less breakage than comparable liquid forms • more stable, have a longer shelf-life than their liquid counterparts
I. Capsules 1. Hard gelatin capsules 2. Soft gelatin capsules 3. Compendial requirements for capsules 4. Official and commercially available capsules 5. Inspecting, counting, packaging and storing capsules
I. Capsules 1. Hard gelatin capsules 2. Soft gelatin capsules 3. Compendial requirements for capsules 4. Official and commercially available capsules 5. Inspecting, counting, packaging, and storing capsules
Capsules are solid dosage forms which medicinal agents and/or inert substances are enclosed in a small shell of gelatin Gelatin capsule shells may be hard or soft, depending on their composition
Capsules are solid dosage forms in which medicinal agents and/or inert substances are enclosed in a small shell of gelatin. Gelatin capsule shells may be hard or soft, depending on their composition