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Tablet Coating. Why coat tablets? Types of coatings sugar coating film coating press coating (compression coating). Sugar Coating. stages involved: sealing of tablet core subcoating smoothing colouring polishing printing. Film Coating.
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Tablet Coating • Why coat tablets? • Types of coatings • sugar coating • film coating • press coating (compression coating) CHEE 440
Sugar Coating • stages involved: • sealing of tablet core • subcoating • smoothing • colouring • polishing • printing CHEE 440
Film Coating • Involves spraying a solution of polymer + pigments + plasticizers onto a rotated, mixed tablet bed to form a thin, uniform film on tablet surface. • materials • polymers • solvents • plasticizers • colorants CHEE 440
Coating Process • coating pans CHEE 440
The Coating Process CHEE 440
Film Formation latex particles dispersed in aqueous phase formation of thin film with water evaporation through film continuous film CHEE 440
Air Flow CHEE 440
Coating Process • fluid beds CHEE 440
Important Processing Parameters • inlet and bed temperatures • relative humidity • atomization air pressure • liquid spray rate • droplet size • drying time CHEE 440
Coating Problems • picking/chipping • roughness • sticking • film cracking/peeling CHEE 440
Normal Coating CHEE 440
Enteric-coated • Coating resists dissolution or disruption in stomach but not in intestines. Used for drugs that are unstable, irritating to stomach CHEE 440
Press Coating • Use of compression to form coat around a pre-formed core. • Used mainly to separate chemically incompatible materials • also dual release patterns possible CHEE 440