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Why are excipients necessary in tablet formulation?
Why are excipients necessary in tablet formulation?
- To improve the taste of the tablet
- To enhance the color of the tablet
- To assist in tablet compression and disintegration (correct)
- To increase the shelf life of the tablet
What are excipients in the context of industrial pharmacy?
What are excipients in the context of industrial pharmacy?
- Disintegrants for tablets
- Nondrug materials in tablets (correct)
- Active ingredients in tablets
- Binders for tablets
What properties should an ideal excipient have?
What properties should an ideal excipient have?
- Physically unstable and chemically active
- Costly and biologically active
- Troublesome by itself and chemically unstable
- Biologically stable and inert with no biological activity (correct)
What impact do physical properties of particulate solids have on tablet quality?
What impact do physical properties of particulate solids have on tablet quality?
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Which test is used to evaluate the physical properties of particulate solids?
Which test is used to evaluate the physical properties of particulate solids?
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