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SUGARTAB
(Compressible Sucrose)
Issued March 2003 TDS.QA0.10041.00000.02
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US Office: Phone 845-878-3414 1-800-431-2457 Fax 845-878-3484UK Office: Phone +44 1737 222323 Fax +44 1737 222545
DESCRIPTION:
Sugartab1
is a white, free-flowing, sugar product with an agglomerated median particle size of ca. 300
m (by sieve analysis) comprising approximately 90 - 93% sucrose with the balance being invert sugar.
APPLICATIONS AND USE:
When Sugartab
issimply blended with the active component plus a suitable lubricant and compressed,
itcan be directly compressed to produce hard, nonfriable, pharmaceutically elegant tablets which offer
the palatability and mouth-feel characteristics desirable in chewable and other water soluble tablets.
Sugartab
is an excellent vehicle for direct compression. It offers good flow characteristics, excellent
compressibility and numerous additional beneficial properties including flavor-masking, relatively low
hygroscopicity, chemical stability, non-cloying sweetness, a wide range of compatibilities, smooth
disintegration and pleasant aftertaste.
Sugartab
has been used extensively in vitamin formulations where the coarse mesh size makes it an
excellent carrier for material which may have certain inherent compression problems.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS:
1. Appearance Practically white, crystalline, odorless powder.
2. pH 3.8 - 7.5
3. Loss on drying Not more than 2.0%
4. Particle size (by Ro-Tap2
) Not more than 50.0% is retained on a #20 mesh sieve
(850 m)
Not more than 30.0% passes through a #80 mesh sieve
(180 m)
5. Tapped density 0.6 - 0.8 g/mL
MICROBIOLOGICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
1. Total aerobic microbial count Not more than 1000/g
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Sugartab is a registered trademark of JRS Pharma (Rettenmaier)2
Ro-Tap
is a registered trademark of W.S. Tyler, Inc.
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SUGARTAB
(Compressible Sucrose)
Issued March 2003 TDS.QA0.10041.00000.02
Page 2 0f 2
US Office: Phone 845-878-3414 1-800-431-2457 Fax 845-878-3484UK Office: Phone +44 1737 222323 Fax +44 1737 222545
PACKAGING:
Sugartab
is available in 100-kg drums.
STORAGE RECOMMENDATIONS:
Sugartab
should be stored in original, unopened, well-closed containers under conditions that do not
typically exceed 30C and 70% RH. When stored as recommended, Sugartab
has a recommended re-
evaluation period of three (3) years from the date of manufacture. An additional year can be added if the
Loss on Drying tests within specification.
ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Nutritional information: 100% carbohydrate with a caloric content of 4 kcal/g.
Very soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol.
WARRANTY:
The information contained in this document is believed to be accurate at the time of issuance and is of-
fered in good faith, with no assumption of liability on the part of JRS Pharma, as a guide to the use and
testing of the material, but in no way does this information constitute a performance warranty. JRSPharma excipients are sold with the understanding that purchasers will determine the suitability of the
excipients for their particular applications or purposes.