Empty capsules are made from pharmaceutical gelatin with auxiliary material that is composed of 2 sections, the cap, and body. Mostly used for storing solid medications, such as handmade powder, pharmaceuticals, health care items, etc., so that consumers can resolve the issues of unpleasant taste and difficulty swallowing, and truly attain the good medicine no longer tastes bitter.
The use of medications and technologies is subject to tight regulations in an effort to better regulate clinical therapy. Such as a box of potions that must be used, dosed, and treated for patients in accordance with set guidelines. In fact, some medicament is bulk packing, and the patients are hard to control the amount. At this time, empty capsules can be helpful. and different specifications have also been made by people to help make different potions more accurate. In that case, What are the specifications of empty capsules?
Empty capsule production criteria both domestically and internationally have been standardized. The eight sizes of Chinese hard empty capsules are designated as 000#, 00#, 0#, 1#, 2#, 3#, 4#, and 5#, respectively. The volume decreases as the number increases. The most typical size are 0#, 1#, 2#, 3#, and 4#. Drug dosage must be controlled by the amount of capsule-filled medication, and since drug density, crystallization, and particle size all differ from one another and vary by volume, it is important to select the right size of empty capsules.
Yasin as a professional empty capsule manufacturer in China, can do all sizes of the standard-size of empty capsules, both gelatin capsules and HPMC capsules. Generally, we mainly produce the 00# to #4 size capsules, and below are our regular sizes.
| Size | 00# | 0# | 1# | 2# | 3# | 4# |
| Cap Length（mm） | 11.6±0.4 | 10.8±0.4 | 9.8±0.4 | 9.0±0.3 | 8.1±0.3 | 7.1±0.3 |
| Body length(mm) | 19.8±0.4 | 18.4±0.4 | 16.4±0.4 | 15.4±0.3 | 13.4+±0.3 | 12.1+±0.3 |
| Cap diameter(mm) | 8.48±0.03 | 7.58±0.03 | 6.82±0.03 | 6.35±0.03 | 5.86±0.03 | 5.33±0.03 |
| Body diameter(mm) | 8.15±0.03 | 7.34±0.03 | 6.61±0.03 | 6.07±0.03 | 5.59±0.03 | 5.06±0.03 |
| Well-knit length(mm) | 23.3±0.3 | 21.2±0.3 | 19.0±0.3 | 17.5±0.3 | 15.5±0.3 | 13.9±0.3 |
| Inner volume(ml） | 0.95 | 0.68 | 0.50 | 0.37 | 0.30 | 0.21 |
| Average weight(mg) | 122±10 | 97±8 | 77±6 | 62±5 | 49±4 | 39±3 |
According to loading requirements, capsules can select different hollow capsule specifications. In addition, there are special size designs for prolonged, clinical double-blind usage, pre-clinical use, etc. filling demands. Drug capsules regularly use 1#, 2#, and 3# and #0 and #00 capsules are often used in health-care food.
Post time: May-22-2023