Table 4. Physiochemical parameters of different brands of Ciprofloxacin 500mg tablets.
Code No. | Diameter Mean ± SD (cm) | Width Mean ± SD (cm) | Thickness Mean ± SD (cm) | Weight Variation Mean ± SD (g) | Hardness Mean ± SD (N) | Friability Mean ± SD (%) | Disintegration time Mean ± SD (min) |
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CIPRO T1 | 2.00 ± 0.00 | 0.90 ± 0.00 | 0.45 ± 0.00 | 0.97 ± 0.0138 | 91.77 ± 19.3867 | 0.65 ± 0.2138 | 4.40 ± 0.89 |
CIPRO T2 | 1.60 ± 0.00 | 0.80 ± 0.00 | 0.51 ± 0.02 | 0.68 ± 0.0212 | 109.02 ± 22.0765 | 0.05 ± 0.0866 | 5.80 ± 0.45 |
CIPRO T3 | 1.90 ± 0.00 | 0.80 ± 0.00 | 0.50 ± 0.00 | 0.87 ± 0.0121 | 123.24 ± 13.6569 | 0.46 ± 0.1150 | 10.80 ± 10.73 |
CIPRO T4 | 1.90 ± 0.00 | 0.90 ± 0.00 | 0.50 ± 0.00 | 0.93 ± 0.0088 | 109.43 ± 26.8526 | 0.14 ± 0.0577 | 2.95 ± 0.11 |
CIPRO T5 | 1.70 ± 0.00 | 0.80 ± 0.00 | 0.50 ± 0.00 | 0.69 ± 0.0079 | 132.23 ± 12.8111 | 0.05 ±0.0808 | 8.00 ±0.00 |