Eventually made into capsules, caplets, creams, and more.
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.
Many of HunterLab's spectrophotometers are versatile enough to accommodate most applications of color measurement. However, based on 60+ years of experience and a thorough understanding of our customers' needs and product use, these particular instruments are most suited for this industries application.
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.