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Citations

TaBlitz enables tablet design in strict accordance with the specifications outlined in the Tabletting Specification Manual, as well as incorporating valuable insights from across the entire industry. The citations listed below serve as the foundation for our data and information, fueling both our indices and the advanced capabilities of our Design Intelligence Engine.

Patient-Centered Pharmaceutical Design to improve Acceptability of Medicines: Similarities and differences in paediatric and geriatric populations

Liu, F., Ranmal, S. R., Batchelor, H., Orlu-Gul, M., Ernest, T. B., Thomas, I. W., Flanagan, T., & Tuleu, C. (2014). Drugs,74(16), 1871–1889.

Patients’ appropriateness, acceptability, usability and preferences for pharmaceutical preparations: Results from a literature review on clinical evidence

Drumond, N., Van Riet‐Nales, D. A., Karapinar-Çarkıt, F., & Stegemann, S. (2017). International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 521(1–2), 294–305.

Ansels Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems 12th ed

Loyd V. Allen, Jr, Timothy B. McPherson, (2021) Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Aug 16, 2021

Better Medicines for Older Patients - Considerations between Patient Characteristics and Solid Oral Dosage Form Designs to Improve Swallowing Experience

Drumond, N., & Stegemann, S. (2020). Pharmaceutics, 13(1), 32.

Case Study - Accord - Choosing the correct tool material specification

I Holland

Case Study - Molecular Profiles - Tablet sticking

I Holland

Case Study - Multi-vitamins - Combatting abrasion

I Holland

Case Study - Novartis - Solving sticking

I Holland

Case Study - Novartis - Solving tooling wear and breakage

I Holland

Case Study - Perrigo - Abrasion steels

I Holland

Case Study - Pfizer - Tablet sticking

I Holland

Case Study - Thompson Capper - Fighting abrasion

I Holland

Design and Manufacture of Tablets

Reynir Eyjolfsson, Academic Press, 2015, ScienceDirect.

Design is key - What are the important considerations in tablet production

Osborne, S. (2017) European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer.

Effect of geometrical features on the capping behavior of biconvex tablets

Vincent Mazel, Cléo Garcia, Pierre Tchoreloff, International Journal of Pharmaceutics,Volume 645, 2023, 123365,ISSN 0378-5173

Size, Shape, and Other Physical Attributes of Generic Tablets and Capsules

Research, C. F. D. E. A. (2022). U.S. Food And Drug Administration.

Tablet Scoring:Nomenclature, Labeling, and Data for Evaluation

Research, C. F. D. E. A. (2020). U.S. Food And Drug Administration.

Five factors to consider when designing a tablet

I Holland, ManufacturingChemist.com

Good tablet design for maximised production

Alex Bunting, I Holland.

How Tablet Design Can Help or Hinder Nutraceutical Manufacture

Steve Osborn. I Holland.

How to avoid sticky situations

I Holland.

Impact of Tablet Size and Shape on the Swallowability in Older Adults

Hummler, H., Stillhart, C., Meilicke, L., Grimm, M., Krause, E., Mannaa, M., Gollasch, M., Weitschies, W., & Page, S. (2023). Pharmaceutics, 15(4), 1042.

Improving tablet production efficiency - Part 1

I Holland.

Improving tablet production efficiency - Part 2

I Holland.

Innovation drives productivity & efficiency in tablet production

I Holland.

IPI Sept15 Tooling Options

Bill Turner, Kevin Queensen (2015) Natoli Engineering Co

Tablet Compression Tooling - Land or No Land

Bill Turner, Natoli Engineering Co

Multi-tip tooling - Maximising productivity

Steve Osborn. I Holland.

Overcoming tablet tooling abrasion issues

Rob Blanchard Trevor Higgins, I Holland.

Prediction of effects of punch shapes on tableting failure by using a multi-functional single-punch tablet press.

Osamura, T., Takeuchi, Y., Onodera, R., Kitamura, M., Takahashi, Y., Tahara, K., & Takeuchi, H. (2017). Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 12(5), 412–417.

Proactive ways to prevent picking and sticking

Natoli Engineering Co. ManufacturingChemist.com

Protective tablet tool coatings

Rob Blanchard I Holland.

Rough going tips for fighting abrasive wear

Michael Oxford. I Holland.

Six Considerations for the Designing and Manufacturing of Pharmaceutical Tablets

Thomas Processing

Threshold Size of Medical Tablets and Capsules: Based on Information Collected by Japanese Medical Wholesaler

Kabeya, K., Satoh, H., Hori, S., Miura, Y., & Sawada, Y. (2020). Patient Preference and Adherence, Volume 14, 1251–1258.

Sticky situation? Analysing common sticking and picking issues

Dr Charles Kettler, Natoli Scientific. 9 MAY 2017 European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

Tablet production - 5 common problems solved

2015 I Holland. European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

Taking Shape

Dale Natoli and Bill Turner, at Natoli Engineering Company. European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

Tablet Tooling - Understanding Maximum Compression Force

Kevin Queensen (2015), Natoli Engineering. Tablets & Capsule 2015

Tabletting - Tabletability, Compactability, and Compressibility: What's the difference?

Robert Sedlock (2016) Natoli Engineering Co. Tablets & Capsule

The Science Behind Sticking and How To Solve It

Rob Blanchard. I Holland.

The Tableting Specification Manual's role_I Holland full answers

I Holland. Tabletting Science

TSM Manual 7th edition

The American Pharmacists Association (2006) - Tablet Specification Manual 7th Edition

Why is good tablet design important and how to achieve it

Contract Pharma & Steve Deakin and Steve Osborn, May 2015. I Holland.

An evaluation of film coating materials and their predicted oro-esophageal gliding performance for solid oral dosage forms

Nélio Drumond, Sven Stegemann, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, Volume 77, 2022

An evaluation of the gliding performance of solid oral dosage form film coatings using an artificial mucous layer

Nélio Drumond, Sven Stegemann, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, Volume 177, 2019

An Investigation into the Relationship between Xanthan Gum Film Coating Materials and Predicted Oro-Esophageal Gliding Performance for Solid Oral Dosage Forms

Drumond N, Stegemann S. Pharmaceutics. 2020; 12(12):1241.

Does the Formulation of Oral Solid Dosage Forms Affect Acceptance and Adherence in Older Patients? A Mixed Methods Systematic Review

Shariff, Z., Dahmash, D., Kirby, D., Missaghi, S., Rajabi‐Siahboomi, A. R., & Maidment, I. (2020). Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21(8), 1015-1023.e8.

How do tablet properties influence swallowing behaviours?

Yamamoto, S., Taniguchi, H., Hayashi, H., Hori, K., Tsujimura, T., Nakamura, Y., Sato, H., & Inoue, M. (2013). How do tablet properties influence swallowing behaviours? Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 66(1), 32–39.

Multi-Analytical Framework to Assess the In Vitro Swallowability of Solid Oral Dosage Forms Targeting Patient Acceptability and Adherence

Ershad, A. L., Rajabi‐Siahboomi, A. R., Missaghi, S., Kirby, D., & Mohammed, A. (2021). Pharmaceutics, 13(3), 411.

Influence of solid oral dosage form characteristics on swallowability, visual perception, and handling in older adults

Hummler, H., Page, S., Stillhart, C., Meilicke, L., Grimm, M., Mannaa, M., Gollasch, M., & Weitschies, W. (2023). Pharmaceutics, 15(4), 1315.

A comprehensive review on pharmaceutical mini tablets

Priyanka, Kumar K, Teotia D, Journal of Drug Delivery and
Therapeutics. 2018; 8(6):382-390

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