Pharmaceutics ::

State of the art facilities are available with the department for development of various dosage forms.

The Lab Scale Facilities include:

• Preformulation Studies
• Formulation Development of Solid, Liquid, Ointments
• Parenteral dosage forms including lyophilised preparations
• Novel Drug Delivery Systems like Matrix and Diffusion Control Release Micro-encapsulation
• Osmotic Drug Delivery Systems
• Pelletisation
• Powder Coating
• Extrusion and Spheronisation
• Air Suspension Coating
• Multilayered Tablets

Pilot Scale Facilities exists for : Tablets and Parenterals

In-process quality control facilities exist at the department to check the formulations at various stages. There is a separate area for carrying out stabilities, including accelerated light stability studies in accordance with ICH guidelines, and also to conduct forced degradation studies. There is a separate section for packaging development, which has sophisticated equipments for checking and evaluating quality of input packaging materials.

Details of equipments and machineries available are as follows:

Tablets :

• Kalweka unit with Accessories
• Planetory mixer PMS
• Wet Granulator WGS
• Laboratory Blender LMS
• Ballmill BMS
• Tripple Roller Mill TRM
• Homogeniser AMG
• Planetory Mixer
• Comminuting Mill
• High Shear Mixer Granulator
• Fluidised Bed Dryer
• Tray Dryer
• Roll Compactor
• Planetory Mixer with interchangeable Bowl
• Cage Blender With inter- changeable cages
• Single Station Compression Machine
• Rotary Compression Machine 16St
• Rotary Compression Machine 20 St
• Neo Cota automated Coating Machine with Attachment for both tablets and pellets
• Vibratory Sifter
• Electronic Weighing Balances
• Korsch instrumented 6 station compression machine PH100

Pilot Plant :

• High Shear Mixer Granulator
• Fluidised Bed Dryer
• Turbo Sifter with Multi mill
• Hydraulic Lifting and Tippling device
• Rotary Compression Machine
• Roll Compactor
• Colloid Mill
• Automated Coating Unit
• Cage blender

In-Process Quality Control :

• Vibratory Sifter
• Electronic Weighing Balances
• Sartorius Weighing Balance
• Shimadzu Weighing Balance
• Mettler IR moisture Balance
• Erweka Tablet Multicheck Apparatus
• Friability Apparatus (Twin drum)
• Disintegration test apparatus (USP)
• Vernier Callipers
• · Bulk Density Apparatus

Capsules :

• Manual Capsule Filling Machine
• Double Cone Blender
• Bulk Density Apparatus

Oral Liquids :

• Manufacturing Vessels (SS316)
• Storage Vessels (SS 316)
• Mechanical Stirrers
• Silverson Type homogeniser
• Magnetic Stirrer
• Filter Press
• Viscometer
• pH Meter

Parenterals :

• Vertis Freeze dryer
• Laminar Air Flow Work Benches
• Ampoule filling & sealing machine
• Vial Washing Machine
• Vial Filling & Sealing Machine
• Dry heat steriliser
• Autoclave
• pH meter
• Membrane Filter holder
• SS 316 Manufacturing vessels
• Rubber bung washer
• Rubber bung dryer
• Multicolumn distillation unit
• Ampoule washing unit
• Sterile powder filling machine

Pellets :

• Glatt Fluid bed processor GPCG3

Creams, Lotions, Ointments :

• Ointment Filling Crimping Machine
• Planetory mixer with high speed homogeniser
• Brookfield DV III Rheometer with TC -500 refrigerated water bath, small sample adaptor

Stability Study :

• Temperature / Humidity Control
• Ovens
• Incubators
• Refrigerators
• Light Stability Equipments

Packaging Development :

• GSM Tester
• Bursting Strength Tester
• Cobb Tester
• Micrometer
• Compression Tester
• Drop Tester
• Fantasy Blister Forming M/C