Category: Gen Med Blog

Control of Solid-State Characteristics of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients: Particle Size Distribution

We are continuing our discussion on the importance of solid-state characteristics of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) on the quality and therapeutic efficacy of solid oral and inhaled dosage forms, and in this post the emphasis will be on particle size distribution (PSD). The PSD is a measurement that defines the number of particles present […]

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Control of Solid-State Characteristics of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients: Polymorphism

In the first post in this series on pharmaceutical specifications, I mentioned that characteristics or quality attributes of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) are generally divided into those that must always be controlled (appearance, identification, assay, impurities, etc.) and those, mainly solid state or crystalline properties of the API, that should be considered for control […]

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