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5 Polymer Properties Important in Film Coating

The film-forming polymer is the most important constituent of a coating—literally, the glue that holds the coat together. Polymers usually constitute roughly 50–75% of the…
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Film Coating and Sugar Coating: Do You Know the Differences?

Coating is one of the oldest pharmaceutical processes that is still practiced today. It is a process by which an essentially dry, outer layer of…
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Enteric coating

Enteric Coating: An Overview

An enteric coating, also known as gastro-resistant coating is a barrier applied to oral medication that controls the location in the digestive tract where it…
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Defects in film coating process

Common Defects in Film Coating Process: Causes and Possible Solutions

Polymeric film coating, in the formal sense, is a process that has been extensively used in pharmaceutical companies for over half a century. In spite…
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Film Coating Process: Polymers Used in Immediate-Release Film Coating

Coating is a process by which an essentially dry outer layer of coating material is applied to the surface of a dosage form in order…
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Film Coating

Film coating is generally referred to as a process by which a thin, continuous, solid polymer layer is applied to the surface of a dosage…
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Tablet Coating Process: Film Coating

Film coating is a contemporary and widely used process for coating oral solid dosage forms in the pharmaceutical industry. It is a process that draws…
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