Friday, June 14, 2013

Coloring Agents



Coloring Agents:

An agent that use for increasing physical appearance & compatibility & the pharmaceutical dosage form.

Color from plant:  
-  FD and C red no. 3 
-  Caramel
-  Chlorophyll (Green) 
-  B-carotene (Yellow / Orange)

Color is normally added by
-         Dissolving the dye in the binding solution
-         Spraying the granules with a special solution of the dye
-         Distributing the dye with the dry mix and then employing wet granulation.

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