Table 2. Physical Characteristics of Tablets using United States Pharmacopoeia Methods.

Tablet Name	Type 1 (T1)		Type 2 (T2)		Type 3 (T3)		Type 4 (T4)
Composition Type	Composition 1		Composition 2		Composition 2		Composition 1
	Average	n	Average	n	Average	n	Average	n
Diameter (mm)	8.081 ± 0.003	10	8.093 ± 0.003	10	8.081 ± 0.005	10	8.092 ± 0.003	10
Height (mm)	3.65 ± 0.03	10	4.65 ± 0.03	10	3.76 ± 0.02	10	4.52 ± 0.03	10
Width (mm)	5.16 ± 0.01	10	6.031 ± 0.007	10	5.150 ± 0.008	10	5.906 ± 0.007	10
Weight (mg)	331 ± 2	10	332.0 ± 0.7	10	335.7 ± 0.5	10	331.3 ± 0.5	10
Hardness (N)	73	10	19	10	143	10	18	10
Friability (%)	0.3		1.76		0.16		1.94
Compression Force (kN)	23		22		25		21

n: number of samples; averages listed ± standard error