Pharma Digest
Product Quality Test for Inhalation and Nasal Drug Products
Inhalation drug products deliver drugs into the lungs by oral inhalation and include inhalation aerosols, inhalation powders, inhalation sprays, inhalation solutions, inhalation suspensions, solutions for inhalation, and drugs for inhalation solutions dosage forms. Nasal drug products deliver drugs into the nasal cavity and include nasal sprays, nasal solutions, nasal aerosols, ... Read More
Product Quality Tests for Mucosal Drug Products
The mucosal route of drug administration is subdivided into seven membrane surfaces for the purposes of taxonomic distinction of dosage forms by route of administration. These membrane surfaces are characterized as otic, ophthalmic, nasal, oropharyngeal, urethral, vaginal, and rectal. In this article we provides product quality tests that are generally ... Read More
Product Quality Tests for Topical and Transdermal Drug Products
Topically applied drug products fall into two general categories: (1) those applied to achieve local action and (2) those applied to achieve systemic effects after absorption through the skin into the blood circulation. They include, but are not restricted to creams, gels, ointments, pastes, suspensions, lotions, foams, sprays, aerosols, solutions, ... Read More
Drug Product Quality Tests and Performance Tests for Oral Dosage Form
Oral drug products fall into two main categories: solids and liquids. Solid oral drug products include but are not restricted to capsules, tablets, granules, and powders. Similarly, liquid oral drug products include but are not restricted to solutions, suspensions, and emulsions. Drug Product Quality Test Drug product quality tests for ... Read More
Pharmaceutical Tablet Preparation Process
Most compacted (compressed) tablets consist of the drug substance(s) and a number of excipients. These excipients may include fillers (diluents), binders, disintegrating agents, lubricants, and glidants. Approved FD&C and D&C dyes or lakes, flavors, and sweetening agents also may be present. Tablets are prepared from formulations that have been processed ... Read More
Pharmaceutical Oral Solid Dosage Form
Oral delivery is the most common route of administration for drug products. Pharmaceutical solid oral drug products include but are not limited to capsules, tablets, granules, and powders. Capsules Capsules are solid dosage forms in which the drug substance and/or excipients are enclosed within a soluble container or shell or ... Read More
Types of Pharmaceutical Dosage Form
A dosage form is a pharmaceutical preparation consisting of drug substance(s) and/or excipient(s) to facilitate dosing, administration, and delivery of the content of the drug product to the patient. It can also define as the manner in which drug substance are commercialized (e.g., solids, liquids or semi solids). As per ... Read More