Pharmaceutical Capsules

Updated and expanded second edition covers all aspects of capsule technology, including history, standards, methods and equipment used in manufacture, filling, printing, weighing, cleaning and inspecting of both hard and soft capsules. Previously published as Hard Capsules, this second edition reports on the advances made in hard capsule technology, and has been extended to include the technology, formulation and development of soft capsules. Pharmaceutical Capsules covers the history of medicinal capsules, methods and equipment used in manufacture, filling, printing, weighing, drug release from capsules and capsule standards. Pharmaceutical Capsules is an essential resource for all those involved in the development, manufacture and testing of capsules. It will also be valuable to pharmaceutical science students and regulatory authorities. Fridrun Podczeck is Professor of Pharmaceutics at the Sunderland Pharmacy School, Sunderland University, UK. Brian Jones is a Consultant for Shionogi Qualicaps SA, Spain. Updated and expanded second edition covers all aspects of capsule technology, including history, standards, methods and equipment used in manufacture, filling, printing, weighing, cleaning and inspecting of both hard and soft capsules.