Tasks: Evaluation of tablets

1. How you can affect the diameter and height of the tablets?
2. How you can affect the tablets weight?
3. Based on the table below, describe the effect of compression pressure on the tablets height, diameter and weight.
4. What are the pharmacopeial limits for the hardness of tablets?
5. What are the pharmacopeial limits for the friability of tablets?
6. Based on the tables below, describe the effect of compression pressure on the friability and hardness of tablets
7. What are the pharmacopeial limits of disintegration for:

     a) tablets

     b) film-coated tablets

     c) capsules