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54 November 2014 Tablets & Capsules common capsule sizes 1 inch Table 1 Dimensions (in millimeters) and volumes (in milliliters) of Coni-Snap two-piece hard capsules by Capsugel External External Capsule size Cap length Body length cap diameter body diameter Locked length Capsule volume 000 12.95 22.20 9.91 9.55 26.10 1.37 00el 12.95 22.20 8.53 8.18 25.30 1.02 00 11.74 20.22 8.53 8.18 23.30 0.91 0el 11.68 20.19 7.65 7.34 23.50 0.78 0 10.72 18.44 7.64 7.34 21.70 0.68 1el 10.49 17.70 6.91 6.63 20.42 0.54 1 9.78 16.61 6.91 6.63 19.40 0.50 2 8.94 15.27 6.35 6.07 18.00 0.37 3 8.08 13.59 5.82 5.57 15.90 0.30 4 7.21 12.19 5.32 5.05 14.30 0.21 5 6.20 9.30 4.91 4.68 11.10 0.13 Tolerance ±0.46 ±0.46 ±0.06 ±0.06 ±0.30 N/A Table 2 Dimensions (in millimeters) and volumes (in milliliters) of two-piece hard capsules by Qualicaps External External Capsule size Cap length Body length cap diameter body diameter Locked length Approximate volume 00 11.73 20.10 8.55 8.20 23.50 0.95 0E 12.00 20.70 7.65 7.33 24.00 0.74 0 10.72 18.44 7.62 7.34 21.70 0.67 1 9.75 16.55 6.90 6.60 19.50 0.50 2 8.90 15.10 6.35 6.07 17.80 0.37 3 8.00 13.50 5.82 5.56 15.90 0.30 4 7.21 12.19 5.31 5.05 14.30 0.20 Tolerance ±0.45 ±0.45 ±0.06 ±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 670 to 680 milligrams of formulation into a size 0 capsule. If your formulation has a density of 0.80 gram per milliliter, you could fit 536 to 544 milligrams of formulation into a size 0 capsule. Courtesy of CapsCanada, Pompano Beach, FL Courtesy of Capsugel, Greenwood, SC Courtesy of Qualicaps, Whitsett, NC Capsules actual size - closed length Millimeters Tolerance Inches Tolerance 000 00 0E 0 1 2 3 4 26 23.4 23.4 21.6 19.4 17.6 15.7 14.3 ±0.3 ±0.3 ±0.3 ±0.3 ±0.3 ±0.3 ±0.3 ±0.3 1.024 0.921 0.921 0.85 0.764 0.693 0.618 0.563 ±0.012 ±0.012 ±0.012 ±0.012 ±0.012 ±0.012 ±0.012 ±0.012