Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), formally known as the Nigeria Standards Organisation, is the apex standardization body formed in 1971 under Decree No. 56 to…
The World Health Organization (WHO) defined fake drugs as “medicine which is deliberately and fraudulently mislabeled with respect to identity and/or source.” Like many other countries,…
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) is a statutory organ of the Federal Government of Nigeria charged with the responsibility for regulating and controlling pharmacy…
In an environment more conversant with traditional prescriptions and herbal medicine, setting up a Pharmaceutical Industry can be a daunting task. How do you make…
The processing of drug with excipients can be achieved without any need of granulation and related unit operations. By simply mixing in a blender, formulation…
Granulation is an important unit operation in which fine powder particles are made to adhere to form larger agglomerates called granules. The process is designed…
Dry granulation also referred to as precompression or double compression is a size enlargement process designed to improve the flow and compression characteristics of powders…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is a Nigerian government agency that is fully empowered to regulate and control the…
The pharma industry traces its root from two sources; the first of these were local apothecaries that expanded from their traditional role of distributing botanical…
Granulation is a unit operation in which small powder particles are gathered together to form agglomerates called granules. To achieve cohesion between the powders, it…
From my experience, sourcing for the right pharmaceutical machines in China can be an overwhelming task. Many companies lose thousands of dollars when importing pharmaceutical…
The design and manufacture of pharmaceutical tablets is a complex multi-stage process whereby formulation scientists ensure that the correct amount of drug substance in the…
To prevent segregation of powder, prepare material for compression or improve flow characteristics, you need high quality rapid mixer granulators. Finding such a machine is…
Drug products usually contain inactive, non-medicinal substances other than the therapeutic agent(s). These substances are called excipients, and they are intentionally included in a drug…
