PHRM 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate, Hypromellose, Surfactant

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Hard gelatin capsules consist of two sections, one slipping over the other. Soft gelatin capsules are more flexible, plasticized gelatin film. Many patients find them easier to swallow. Powder- filled hard capsules allow more flexibility in dosing. Allow filling of various combo of diverse systems. Fast disintegration within gi tract (esophageal or gastric irritation, highly potent compounds) Gelatin (or starch, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose): mixture of peptides and proteins of partially hydrolyzed collagen. Collagen is hydrolyzed and heat-denatured, breaking apart: cross- linking between adjacent triple helices and bonds within peptide chains. Gelatin powder is heterogenous mixture of proteins and peptides. Insoluble in cold water (a semisolid hydrocolloid gel forms: soluble in gastric fluid, warm water, most polar solvents. Not for aqueous liquids (due to risk of leakage) A. binders b. disintegrants c. diluents d. glidants e. lubricants. Soft, globular, gelatin shell that is a little thicker than that of hard gelatin capsules.

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