TABLET COATER

Domain	Definition
Occupations	Controls battery of coating machines that apply coatings to pharmaceutical tablets to flavor, color, preserve, add medication, or control disintegration time: Dumps uncoated tablets into rotary pans of machines and starts machine. Pours measured amounts of liquid coatings, such as medicated syrup, dye, and gelatin, onto tablets to form base or successive coats according to formula or production order. When applying enteric coating to control disintegration, pours enteric solution over tablets prior to subcoating. Sprinkles dusting powder onto tablets and stirs them to prevent tablets from sticking together and to produce uniform coating. Examines tablets for defects, such as chips and discoloration, and scrapes coating with fingernail to ascertain dryness. Measures sample tablets, using caliper or micrometer, and weighs them on balance scale to determine adherence to weight and coating-thickness specifications. Dumps coated tablets and measured amount of liquid wax into canvas-lined pan and starts pan revolving to give tablets final glossy coating. (references)
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-e-e-l-o-r-t-t-t"
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