Pharmaceutics Unit 5th Tablet manufacturing process

Tablets may be defined as the solid unit dosage form of
medicament or medicaments with suitable excipients and
prepared either by molding or by compression. It
comprises a mixture of active substances and excipients,
• Tablets formation process consist of a series of steps
(unit processes)– weighing, milling, mixing,
granulation, drying, compaction, (frequently) coating
and packaging. Regardless of the method used the unit
processes – weighing, milling and mixing, are the
same; subsequent steps differ.

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