Pharmaceutical Pressed Powder Plaques

Pharmaceutical bulk and divided powders are commonly used in the development of various types of medicines, from capsules and gel caps to pills, through the process of compounding, and also available as soluble powders. Whether you are measuring codeine phosphate or hyoscine hydrobromide, HunterLab has been providing color measurement solutions for the pharmaceutical industry for over 60 years, and many of the world's leading pharmaceutical manufacturers rely on HunterLab solutions to ensure quality and consistency of the raw materials and consumer products used in their products throughout their supply chain. 

In many cases, mixtures of finely divided drugs that are eventually made into capsules, caplets, creams and other forms of medicines are pressed into plaques for the purpose of color measurement prior to final processing to ensure lot-to-lot and batch-to-batch color consistency.

LabScan XE (Directional 0°/45° Geometry, Reflectance, 400-700 nm)

10% of HunterLab customers select this instrument for its large 44 mm (1.75 inch) measuring port, and for its level of sophistication, simplicity and versatility.

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UltraScan PRO (Diffuse d/8° sphere Geometry, Reflectance and Transmittance, 350-1050 nm)

30% of our customers select this high performance instrument for its extended wavelength measurement and its ability to measure both reflected and transmitted color.

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UltraScan VIS (Diffuse d/8° sphere Geometry, Reflectance and Transmittance, 360-780 nm)

30% of our customers select this instrument for its extended wavelength measurement and its ability to measure both reflected and transmitted color of samples that are transparent to opaque.

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If you are unsure which instrument type is right for your samples, please call or email HunterLab technical support and we will be happy to assist you in making the proper instrument selection.