Pharmaceutical Unit Operations

A complete resource on the coating of tablets capsules and other solid dosage forms of therapeutic agents this book begins with a full discussion of the primary processes and rationale for coating and goes on to cover methodologies formulations processing methods equipment and cleaning. It explores automation of the coating process including hardware and software requirements and examines major stability and quality control issues. As special features the book includes a guide for troubleshooting of film-coated products a list of trademarked ingredients and equipment for film coating and a checklist for a QC coating-defect reporting program.