TABLE 2.
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 | ||||
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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.