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Photograph of a white paint palette with the powdered form of light and bright colors. 

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# Now, Di-Pac makes the art of coloring tablets a science. 

Di-Pac is a co-crystallization of 97% sucrose and 3% modified dextrins. It is an ideal tableting excipient for direct compression of pharmaceutical tablets. These are among the reasons why: 

• Now available in six ready-mixed colors. Batch-to-batch color uniformity. No cross-color contamination. 

• In white, Di-Pac meets the criteria for “Compressible Sugar” in U.S.P. XIX. 

• Eliminates costly wet granulations and slugging procedures. 

• Directly compressible; adaptable to most formulations. 

• Excellent flow properties. 

• Non-hygoscopic (less than 0.1% moisture pickup at 80℉ and 75% relative humidity for 30 days). 

• Stable. Not reactive with active ingredients. 

• Extended shelf life. Maintains desired hardness. 

• Excellent lubricity with 0.5% to 1% by weight of magnesium stearate or similar added lubricant. 

• Available in 50-lb bags or 100-kilo drums from multiple U.S. distribution points. Available overseas, too. 

To color your thinking with actual samples and complete data, write to Amstar Corporation, American Sugar Division, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10020, or call (212) 489-9000. 

[additional notes]

GKB: A tableting excipient enables, I suppose, the pharmaceutical equivalent of “mouthfeel?” 

Chiara Benedetti:

This caught my attention because of the image's sleekness. The entire page is an off-white color, with the paint palette set to white. There are only seven colors on the wheel, one of them including white. The colors appear to be pastel and bright. With only two paint brushes coming out of the center, crossed perfectly.