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Research news 6 Markets 6 Industry news 6 Calendar 42 Supplier news 43 Statement of ownership Cover 3 Advertiser index Cover 3 Spotlight on nutraceuticals 32A (This section appears four times yearly in issues delivered to our nutraceutical readership.) TABLETS & CAPSULES quality—validation and regulatory compliance The four pillars of pharmaceutical validation 10 Parveen Bhandola Issue focus: Quality, validation, and regulatory compliance 16 Tablets & Capsules (ISSN 1549-9928 print; ISSN 1938-9159 online) is published eight times a year in January, March, April, May, July, September, October, and November by CSC Publishing, Inc., 1155 Northland Drive, Saint Paul, MN 55120. Periodicals postage paid at Saint Paul, MN, and additional mailing office. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Tablets & Capsules, 1155 Northland Drive, Saint Paul, MN 55120. departments w w w . t a b l e t s c a p s u l e s . c o m October 2015 Volume 13 Number 7 Evaluation of a continuous-cycled film coater in applying a high-solids coating formulation 20 Charles Cunningham, Jörg Crönlein, and Oliver Nohynek Tablet and capsule identification: A survey of what's available 28 US-made lactose extends Meggle's reach 31 Eye on Excipients 34 Ranjita Shegokar and Cas Wiebinga Blister packaging: A survey of what's available 40 Back page 44 Robert A. Reed also in this issue Cover photo shows SmartTest 50 tablet tester for measuring weight, thickness, length, width, and hardness. For automatic operation, carousel accepts as many as 100 tablets, after which Smart Align system orients tablets for all directional measure- ments before testing hard- ness. Unit removes tablet fragments from hardness sta- tion after each measurement and evaluates data after each batch. It can also store product specifications for automatic, real-time product evaluation. Courtesy of Sotax, Westborough, MA. Tel. 508 417 1112. Website: www.sotax.com.