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g-ComCapsizes_52_Jasper Art5.0 #11 11/6/13 12:53 PM Page 52 Tablets & Capsules 52 November 2013 common capsule sizes 1 inch 000 Millimeters Tolerance Inches Tolerance 00 0E 0 1 2 3 4 26 ±0.3 1.024 ±0.012 23.4 ±0.3 0.921 ±0.012 23.4 ±0.3 0.921 ±0.012 21.6 ±0.3 0.85 ±0.012 19.4 ±0.3 0.764 ±0.012 17.6 ±0.3 0.693 ±0.012 15.7 ±0.3 0.618 ±0.012 14.3 ±0.3 0.563 ±0.012 Courtesy of CapsCanada, Pompano Beach, FL Capsules actual size - closed length Table 1 Dimensions (in millimeters) and volumes (in milliliters) of Coni-Snap two-piece hard capsules by Capsugel, a division of Pfizer Cap length Body length External cap diameter 000 00el 00 0el 0 1el 1 2 3 4 5 Tolerance 12.95 12.95 11.74 11.68 10.72 10.49 9.78 8.94 8.08 7.21 6.20 ±0.46 22.20 22.20 20.22 20.19 18.44 17.70 16.61 15.27 13.59 12.19 9.30 ±0.46 9.91 8.53 8.53 7.65 7.64 6.91 6.91 6.35 5.82 5.32 4.91 ±0.06 External body diameter 9.55 8.18 8.18 7.34 7.34 6.63 6.63 6.07 5.57 5.05 4.68 ±0.06 Locked length Capsule volume 26.10 25.30 23.30 23.50 21.70 20.42 19.40 18.00 15.90 14.30 11.10 ±0.30 1.37 1.02 0.91 0.78 0.68 0.54 0.50 0.37 0.30 0.21 0.13 N/A Courtesy of Capsugel, Greenwood, SC Capsule size Table 2 Capsule size 00 0E 0 1 2 3 4 Tolerance Cap length 11.73 12.00 10.72 9.75 8.90 8.00 7.21 +/-0.45 Body length 20.10 20.70 18.44 16.55 15.10 13.50 12.19 +/-0.45 External cap diameter 8.55 7.65 7.62 6.90 6.35 5.82 5.31 +/-0.06 External body diameter Locked length Approximate volume 8.20 23.50 0.95 7.33 24.00 0.74 7.34 21.70 0.67 6.60 19.50 0.50 6.07 17.80 0.37 5.56 15.90 0.30 5.05 14.30 0.20 +/-0.06 +/-0.4 N/A The amount of formulation that you can put into a given capsule size depends on the formulation's density. For example, if your formulation has a density of 1.00 gram per milliliter, you could fit 680 milligrams of formulation into a size 0 capsule. If your formulation has a density of 0.80 gram per milliliter, you could fit 544 milligrams of formulation into a size 0 capsule. Courtesy of Qualicaps, Whitsett, NC Dimensions (in millimeters) and volumes (in milliliters) of two-piece hard capsules by Qualicaps