Drug tablet design: need to be aware of the four elements
In addition to its core position of the tablet core, the design of the drug tablet and manufacturing also involves a lot of things.Whether tablets appearance, easy to swallow, as well as other elements are crucial for the success of your product.
Pharmaceutical companies in the design of tablet, deliver it to the patient, should need to pay attention to the four key elements:
Element # 1: tablet size & shape
Talking aboutWhen the size and shape of the tablet, you should first consider whether or not the tablet is easy to swallow.After all, if the patient has difficulty in swallowing tablets, this can lead to patients with lowerPatient complianceAnd negative experience for your brand.
On the other hand, on the size of the drug, not more than 22 mm diameter (ideally not less than 8 mm), you can ensure that medicine for patients to provide the best experience.
Tablet shape also is very important, because patients with certain shape and size may cause the risk of suffocation.
Quick tip:By selecting the weight and size can be kept to a minimum level of ingredients and process to reduce the size of the tablet.Just rely on dose intensity, pressure and other factors, it can be difficult to do this.Partner card nu-lax experts, to help you easily achieve these goals.
Color elements # 2: in a pill
Today's drug tablet with a variety of colors, it's with good reason.Because color is of vital importance to the brand, should avoid to choose a simple white, although white tablets may be relatively easy to manufacture, but it will eventually become a product easy to forget.
Tablet color is very important for the brand, not only for security is also very important.Through the use of different color, can make different tablet dose is easy to distinguish, and is unlikely to be accidentally swallowed by patients.Pure white tablets are especially vulnerable to the effects of this problem, therefore, carefully selected a kind of color is extremely important for pharmaceutical companies.
Quick tip:For different dose intensity, the use of distinct color and brightness.Enough differentiation to meet regulatory requirements, and at the same time can protect your brand.
Element # 3: tablet coating
If you've ever tried to swallow a without coating of tablet, you will know how bad this experience.Thin film coatingCan bring more satisfying experience to patients, so as to improve patients' compliance and satisfaction.
Not all the coating is the same.Coating makes it easier for patients to take tablets, for patients with difficulty in swallowing, this is a very important characteristics of drugs.
Quick tip:Small size and glossy film coating is the best way to improve the degree of swallowing.In addition, the shape of oval or round edge can also help.
Element # 4: tablet appearance & brand promotion
Candy maker in the design such as M&Ms and Skittles candy, they will spend a lot of work to ensure that they look very attractive.Although we tend to view drugs in different ways, but by the same token, beautiful appearance is very important: this is good for the customer experience and brand promotion.
We all know M&M's trademark among the appearance of the "M", also know its shape and a variety of colors.We all know that the appearance of Viagra, because it's familiar blue and unique diamond shape.You should design a tablet patients difficult to forget.
Quick tip: if you are not sure what the appearance of the tablets should be, then please consult professionals, such as card nu-lax technical expert team.They can give you feedback could design, and try to understand and meet the demand of your brand.
Now try drug tablet design
The good news is that you can now start the design of the drug tablets and pills.In the card nu-lax, we provide you with uniqueTablet BEST ® brand service®That allows you to select the perfect color and shape to differentiate your brand, at the same time, improve patient safety and medication adherence.
With the aid of BEST, card nu-lax expert team will:
- To study the treatment for your category, in order to differentiate your product
- Make recommendations on the shape design, in order to improve the degree of swallowing and operational
- To research of color preference, in order to meet market demand
- Use a photo image printing, help visualize your final product
- Nu-lax CARDS that offer the 3-d printing coating of tablet, for the final evaluation
Please contact us, we will begin to build your business and patients, the best tablet design.
