Friability test of tablets

Why 25RPM is mandatory for every tablets in friability apparatus.

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This is just to standardize the test conditions of number of rotations. This is to simulate the rattling of tablets during handling in production and further.

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Its 25 RPM for 4 minutes or total of 100 rounds at 25 RPM. Which is recommended in pharmacopoeias. Friability is required to check the brackability loss during transportation of uncoated tablets.

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This is pharmacopoeial specification