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Table 5 Quality control tests of minitablets

From: Formulation and development of floating multiple-unit minitablets of Nimodipine without using a gas-generating agent: in vitro and in vivo characterization

Formulations

*Drug content (%)

*Hardness (Kg/sq. cm)

*Friability (%)

Disintegration test for 1 h

F8

98.5 ± 2.1

4.1 ± 0.3

0.1 ± 0.004

Not disintegrated

F9

98 ± 3.4

4.5 ± 0.4

0.8 ± 0.03

Not disintegrated

F10

98.5 ± 3.2

5.2 ± 0.2

0.7 ± 0.02

Not disintegrated

F14

98 ± 4.3

4.9 ± 0.2

0.6 ± 0.02

Not disintegrated

F15

99 ± 4.2

5.6 ± 0.3

0.4 ± 0.01

Not disintegrated

  1. *Mean ± SD, n = 6