We use the word “color consistency” a lot when referring to products that depend on this trait for quality assurance. In the pharmaceutical industry, color consistency means a lot more than the final color outcome of a product. Color consistency in pharmaceutical powders and plaques is essential for developing the right drug formulations and repeating […]

Knowing the active pharmaceutical ingredients in your over-the-counter and prescription medications is a must in today’s health care industry. Mistakes in prescriptions, miscalculated doses, and drug interactions are all genuine concerns in a world where drug choices and options continue to increase and change on a regular basis. More than ever before, pharmacies and pharmaceutical […]

I am not sure if my family is ready for another cold and flu season, especially with the kids back in school and bringing home their fair share of germs. The first temperature that strikes brings restless nights and endless fights as I try to force feed fever reducing medications by any means necessary. Trust […]

Have you ever wondered exactly what is put into all those pills and capsules that are sitting in your medicine cabinet? Looking at the packaging you will see a list of ‘active ingredients’… but what is all that other stuff? The majority of medication fillers are made from pharmaceutical grade talc, which must pass color value testing to […]