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The film-forming polymer is the most important constituent of a coating—literally, the glue that holds the coat together. Polymers usually...

Subcutaneous route of drug administration, also called hypodermic administration, involves injecting a drug into the loose connective tissue between the...

The intramuscular (IM) route of drug administration is a common route for parenteral injections. Many antibiotics, preoperative sedatives, and narcotics...

Administering a drug through the intravenous (IV) route involves the introduction of a drug solution directly into the blood through...

The parenteral route is the fastest and the second commonest route of drug administration. The term parenteral is made up...

The pulmonary or inhalational route of administration has been traditionally used for drug administration to the respiratory tract, in pathologies...

A few drugs can be formulated such that a “patch” containing the drug is applied to the skin. The drug...

Topical route of drug administration refers to the application of medication to the surface of the skin or mucous membrane...

Tablet coating is a common pharmaceutical technique that involves the application of an essentially dry, outer layer of coating material...

The rectum is the ending portion of the large intestine, approximately 15 cm long, from the colon to the anal...

First pass effect, also known as first-pass metabolism or pre-systemic metabolism is the term used for hepatic metabolism of drug...

Routes of drug administration are the path by which a drug is introduced into the body. Certain tablets are intended...

Oral administration of drugs is the most common and acceptable route for drug administration, especially for out-patients. When possible, oral...

Mixing of powders is probably one of the most widely performed unit operation in pharmaceutical manufacturing. This fact is still...

As discussed in our article “Mixing of Pharmaceutical Powders in Small-Scale Operations”, trituration process involves direct rubbing or grinding of...

Powder mixing is an operation that aims to treat two or more components, initially in an unmixed or partially mixed...

Mixing of pharmaceutical powder is a unit operation that serves to make two or more components uniformly distributed in the...

Effervescent salts (sometimes called effervescent powders) are a special type of bulk powders or granules containing sodium bicarbonate, a suitable...

Powders are solid dosage form containing dry mixtures of finely divided drug substance(s) and excipients intended for internal or external...