Let us see some of the types of dissolution apparatus as per USP. But before knowing that let us check it out what is dissolution apparatus. It is used to test dissolution profile of drugs in pharmaceutical industry, drug release profile of oral solid dosage form such as capsules, tablets etc which is generally checked for quality control and to assess batch to batch consistency.There are four different types of dissolution apparatus as per USP which are as follows.
Four different types of dissolution apparatus as per USP are as follows:-
- Basket type - USP Dissolution apparatus - Type 1
- Paddle type - USP Dissolution apparatus - Type 2
- Reciprocating Cylinder - USP Dissolution apparatus - Type 3
- Flow Through Cell - USP Dissolution apparatus - Type 4
These are the four main types of dissolution apparatus as per USP among all type 2 is widely used. TO know other types of dissolution apparatus such as per USP, IP, BP etc please visit other articles on Dissolution apparatus.