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. 2010 Mar-Apr;72(2):191–196. doi: 10.4103/0250-474X.65035

TABLE 1.

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF PARACETAMOL TABLETS

Ingredients/Evaluation Batch code
AG1 AG2 AG3
Paracetamol (mg) 500 500 500
PEG 6000 (mg) 100 80 50
Crospovidone (%)a 6 6 5
Cab-O-Sil (%)b 0.5 0.5 0.5
Magnesium stearate (%)b 0.5 0.5 0.5
MCC granules (mg) 110 110 110
Friability (%) 0.3 0.5 2.0
Crushing strength (N) 55 45 25
Disintegration time (min) 11 8 2
a

Selected on basis of paracetamol;

b

selected on basis of total mass of paracetamol, PEG 6000, crospovidone and MCC granules