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Why is size reduction important in the pharmaceutical manufacturing process?
Why is size reduction important in the pharmaceutical manufacturing process?
- To increase the solid's size for better dissolution
- To speed up the manufacturing process
- To achieve the required size for incorporation into finished products (correct)
- To maintain the original size for better efficacy
What characterizes the solid produced during raw material manufacture?
What characterizes the solid produced during raw material manufacture?
- Irrelevant to pharmaceutical requirements
- Varies depending on manufacturing conditions
- Larger size than required pharmaceutically (correct)
- Smaller size than required pharmaceutically
What can conventional particle technologies sometimes lead to for drugs?
What can conventional particle technologies sometimes lead to for drugs?
- Enhanced stability
- Thermal and chemical degradation (correct)
- Improved solubility
- Uniform sized particles
What is a common result of conventional particle technologies in terms of particle size?
What is a common result of conventional particle technologies in terms of particle size?
Which of the following correct improvements brought by size reduction in pharmaceutical formulation except?
Which of the following correct improvements brought by size reduction in pharmaceutical formulation except?
What is a disadvantage of PSR related to the active ingredient?
What is a disadvantage of PSR related to the active ingredient?
Friable materials: Sucrose and dried filter cakes are friable (i.e. brittle) hence they
are easy to comminute by hammer mill or fluid energy mill.
Friable materials: Sucrose and dried filter cakes are friable (i.e. brittle) hence they are easy to comminute by hammer mill or fluid energy mill.
True or false: Particle size of the feed: For a mill to operate satisfactorily, the feed
should be of proper size.
True or false: Particle size of the feed: For a mill to operate satisfactorily, the feed should be of proper size.
True or false: the harder the material the more difficult it is to reduce in size.
True or false: the harder the material the more difficult it is to reduce in size.
True or false: Moderately coarse powders may be obtained from various impact mill.
True or false: Moderately coarse powders may be obtained from various impact mill.
which of the following correct selection of size reduction equipment except?
which of the following correct selection of size reduction equipment except?
Which of the following correct Classification of Size Reduction equipment based on the resultant particle size?
Which of the following correct Classification of Size Reduction equipment based on the resultant particle size?
Which of the following correct All milling or comminution equipment consist basic part except?
Which of the following correct All milling or comminution equipment consist basic part except?
Which of the following advantage of the Hammer mill except:
Which of the following advantage of the Hammer mill except:
True or false: pharmaceutical ingredients, bulk pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients such as lactose, HPMC and others.
True or false: pharmaceutical ingredients, bulk pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients such as lactose, HPMC and others.
True or false: Mills produce intermediate particles consist : Hammer mill and Cutter mill?
True or false: Mills produce intermediate particles consist : Hammer mill and Cutter mill?
True or false: Hammer mill is used for grinding or pulverizing solid or granular
materials primarily used in cosmetic industries.
True or false: Hammer mill is used for grinding or pulverizing solid or granular materials primarily used in cosmetic industries.
What is the function of the stationary knives in the equipment?
What is the function of the stationary knives in the equipment?
Where does the feed enter in this equipment?
Where does the feed enter in this equipment?
What is the purpose of the screen in the lower part of the equipment?
What is the purpose of the screen in the lower part of the equipment?
Which of the following correct pharmaceutical use of Cutter Mill except ?
Which of the following correct pharmaceutical use of Cutter Mill except ?
