The aim of the current investigation is to design oral once daily bi layer tablets of carvedilol phosphate, which release the drug for 24 hours and match with marketed extended release capsule. The basic objective was to develop a generic version of anti hypertensive tablets in line with the innovator. A generic version of Tablets was developed that is safe, efficacious and bio equivalent to the reference product.The tablets were prepared by the direct compression method using hydrophilic and hydrophobic polymers in different combinations. Anti hypertensive tablets formulated by direct...

Dispensing Pharmacy involves preparation of dosage forms and traditionally considered as an art. Here an effort is made in which all the necessary information is compiled and kept at one place systematically and in simple language. The experiments are divided for convenience into two parts, namely preparations and prescriptions. Preparations part includes discussion on aromatic waters, syrups, elixirs, linctuses, solutions, suspensions, liniments. Prescriptions part consists of powders, emulsions, effervescent salts. Appendices included at the end of the book help the students for quick...

The practicals of this subject include the manufacture of dosage forms like tablets, capsules, injections, infusions, liquid orals, semisolids, and cosmetics. The students are asked to prepare dosage formulations in a laboratory scale. However they prepare formulations by keeping the industrial practice in view. Therefore in most of the cases the students need to use the instruments that are used in industry or otherwise mimic the conditions similar to that of industry. For every formulation and for every group of formulations general principles are written. As these practicals are for final...