Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Overview

Pharmaceutical products in the form in which they are marketed for use.

• Finished Goods

• Packaging Materials

• Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms

• Raw Material

Compressing powder material into tablets without modifying the physical nature of the material itself

• Direct Compression

• Granulation

• Coating

• Dispensing

This is the process of weighing and measuring raw materials.

• Granulation

• Compression

• Packaging

• Dispensing

Mechanical process of reducing the particle size of solids

• Comminution

• Drying

• Fluidizing

• Compacting

Converts particles into aggregates called granules, by creating bonds between them

• Dispensing

• Granulation

• Compression

• Coating

This is also referred to as the pharmaceutical glue.

• Epoxy

• Resin

• Paste

• Binder

This process reduces the moisture content of wet granules

• Mixing

• Comminuting

• Drying

• Binder Addition

This method forms granules without using liquid solution

• Dry Granulation

• Wet Mixing

• Fluid Bed Granulation

• Direct Compression

This excipient is added to a tablet to facilitate its breakup or disintegration after administration.

• Colorant

• Diluent

• Lubricant

• Disintegrant

Inert substance added to increase the bullk to make API a practical size for compression.

• Diluent

• Colorants

• Lubricant

• Disintegrant