NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PHARMACEUTICS
Question
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Weight variation for tablet weight 80-250mg?
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10 %
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7.5%
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5%
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None
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -This means that a volume is dosed, but the quality requirement is the weight. Hence, weight variations in a limited extent are quite normal due to variations in the density of the powder material and to a partially incomplete filling of the dies. The pharmacopoeias specify the acceptable level of weight variations.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to the USP, the tablet agrees to the test if the individual population has no more than 2 percent deviations from the average mass, as shown in Table 1, and no more than twice the percentage 47 .
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