pharmaceutical excipients sugar sphere

Sugar sphere: white circular,composed sucrose and starch, as cores of Enteric-coated,sustained and controlled-release pellets.

Brief definition: Sugar spheres are drug-free cores which composed by sucrose and starch, can be used as cores for the manufacture of sustained & controlled-release pellets and Enteric-coatedfor both western and Chinese traditional medicines.

 

Appearance :  White or kind of white near circular pellets.

Chemical specifications: 

Sucrose (C12H22O11) content :62.5%-91.5%

Loss on drying ≤ 4.00 %;     Sulphated ash ≤ 0.20 %

Heavy metals ≤ 5 ppm;        Specific rotation  +41- +61°

Characteristics:

1) Uniform granule-diameter;

2) Good sphericity and surface roughness;

3) Constant batch of density and specific gravity;

4) Low friability, Easy disintegration;

5) Nontoxic and aseptic.

Standard: Conform to USP/EP/BP.

Size Specifications:

Product ID	Granule-diameter (µm)
P1	300-500
P2	500-710
P3	600-800
P4	700-900
P5	900-1120

  

Sugar spheres (0.7~0.85mm)in the microscope (40 multiple)

Packaging: 25kg/barrel

Storage conditions: preserve in tight container,keep it in dry place.

Validity : Two years

 

 

 

 

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pharmaceutical excipients sugar sphere