TABLE 2.

Tablet Characteristics of Study Medications (Mean ± SD)

Drug	Weight (gm) n = 20	Dimensions (mm), n = 20				Score (mm), n = 20		Score Depth/Total Thickness × 100 (%)	Flat-Faced Tablet	Hardness (kg/inch 2 ) n = 5
		Diameter	Thickness	Width	Length	Score Depth	Score Mark
Mirtazapine	0.32 ± 0.012	—	3.4 ± 0.004	6.2 ± 0.001	12.1 ± 0.01	0.12 ± 0.03	1-sided	3.52	No	8.7 ± 0.06
Bromazepam	0.236 ± 0.004	—	3.8 ± 0.01	9.0 ± 0.01	—	0.31 ± 0.07	1-sided	8.15	No	4.7 ± 0.02
Oxcarbazepin	0.209 ± 0.004	—	3.2 ± 0.0	5.8 ± 0.001	11.8 ± 0.005	0.82 ± 0.06	2-sided	51.25	No	7.8 ± 0.01
Sertraline	0.151 ± 0.001	—	2.9 ± 0.001	4.9 ± 0.0	11.0 ± 0.0	0.11 ± 0.02	1-sided	3.79	No	6.8 ± 0.03
Carvedilol	0.093 ± 0.001	7.5 ± 0.002	2.1 ± 0.0	—	—	0.18 ± 0.03	2-sided	8.57	Yes	4.5 ± 0.1
Bisoprolol	0.173 ± 0.002	7.5 ± 0.001	2.2 ± 0.001	—	—	0.10 ± 0.03	2-sided	9.09	No	4.0 ± 0.02
Losartan	0.17 ± 0.02	—	3.3 ± 0.0	5.7 ± 0.00	10.5 ± 0.02	0.16 ± 0.04	1-sided	4.84	No	8.21 ± 0.2
Digoxin	0.112 ± 0.002	7.0 ± 0.01	2.7 ± 0.02	—	—	0.17 ± 0.05	1-sided	6.29	No	6.0 ± 0.12
Amiodarone	0.346 ± 0.004	10.5 ± 0.02	2.8 ± 0.001	—	—	0.48 ± 0.1	1-sided	17.14	No	9.15 ± 0.48
Metformin	1.071 ± 0.015	—	5.1 ± 0.01	11.1 ± 0.03	18.9 ± 0.1	0.92 ± 0.1	2-sided	36.07	No	10.1 ± 0.48
Glimepiride	0.170 ± 0.004	—	3.2 ± 0.0	5.6 ± 0.0	11.0 ± 0.02	0.85 ± 0.09	2-sided	53.12	Yes	7.5 ± 0.3
Montelukast	0.21 ± 0.0	—	3.2 ± 0.001	7.9 ± 0.002	7.9 ± 0.004	—	—	—	No	12.0 ± 0.5
Ibuprofen	0.981 ± 0.005	—	3.9 ± 0.01	9.9 ± 0.005	21.1 ± 0.02	—	—	—	No	12.2 ± 0.48
Celecoxib	0.614 ± 0.006	—	5.2 ± 0.0	8.5 ± 0.1	17.0 ± 0.0	0.19 ± 0.03	1-sided	3.65	No	12.1 ± 0.88
Meloxicam	0.191 ± 0.01	10.4 ± 0.0	4.8 ± 0.0	—	—	0.21 ± 0.02	1-sided	4.37	Yes	6.0 ± 0.35
Sildenafil	0.305 ± 0.004	—	3.5 ± 0.001	8.3 ± 0.002	11.0 ± 0.003	—	—	—	No	10.5 ± 0.1

gm = gram; kg = kilogram; mm = millimeter; SD = standard deviation.