Posted by Cam W. on June 29, 2000, at 16:55:40
In reply to how to transform powder form to tablets form, posted by Leong Khah Loon on June 29, 2000, at 14:47:36
Loon - Tablets do contain binders and excipients (filler) because the dose of drug we need is so small, that we have to add inert substances (eg. maltose) so the drug can be handled in a convenient way. Binders hold the tablet together, like glue (pack a tablet too tightly and it will go right through you with negligible absorption).
To tell you the truth, I hated making pills and suppositories in class. I wouldn't know how to begin to make a tablet. I do know which books to look in though.
Before I tell you where you look to fix your problem, why don't you ask your professor what you are doing wrong? This is second year Pharmacy stuff you are asking here. If you are formulating medicine or illicit chemicals without a licence, I really do not want to be abetting a criminal.
If you can give me a reasonalble reason why you are making this drug and what the drug is, I would be glad to answer your question.
- Cam W.
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