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Diluents are added as fillers to increase the bulk of the tablet. Examples of diluents used for this purpose include lactose, mannitol, dibasic calcium phosphate, and calcium sulphate. Diluents also aid the compression process during direct compression without the need to add other material. Examples of diluents used for this purpose include spray dried lactose, calcium phosphate, and micocrystalline cellulose.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoDisintegrants are added to drugs to help the tablet to break apart when it comes into contact with water. There are two types of disintegrants: intragranular disintegrants which are added before the granulation stage and extragranular distingegrants which are added after the granulation stage. Examples of disintegrants used in the pharmaceutical industry include microcrystalline cellulose, potato and maize starch, and alginic acid.
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Why are disintegrants added in solid dosage forms of drugs?
Disintegrants help a drug to break or disintegrate. They swell when they come into contact with water and this will cause the tablet to burst.
What helps a tablet dissolve once it enters the stomach?
Disintegrants
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because you want them to be
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By the time he was 12, Steve-O was binge drinking & added hard drugs to his diet by the time he was a teenager.
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Peppermint itself is not illegal. Doubtless peppermint has been added to illegal drugs.
Is marijuana the safest drug because it is naturally grown?
I think that it might be because it is naturally grown. other drugs such as cocaine have added drugs and chemicals in it. But all drugs are still bad for you, just because of the side effects. Hope this helped! :)
Why food flavoring added in food?
The companies add things like that because they want for it to taste good so you will buy more of their product. But in some cases drugs are added to the product.
What is amphetemine doing in urine when you don't use drugs?
You may have a friend -or enemy, that added a little snort to a friendly drink.
Why are food and water not drugs?
Most foods do not have any unusually high amount of energy. There are edible drugs though. Water doesn't have any drug in it unless it is added. Coffee is legal because it doesn't have a very high concentration of 'drug' in it compared to the drugs that druggies use.
What is the average discount drugs for seniors?
If you need to get a discount on drugs for your senior mother then you should see about getting her perscriptions online. There are many great sites for seniors that will offer the drugs a lot cheaper. You can also check with getting additional medicare or medicade plans added to what she already has.
What are impurities in milk?
- insoluble residue on filter - microorganisms - hairs - antibiotics, other drugs and metabolites - added water - somatic cells
