Importance of mixing time and effects of extended mixing time on blend uniformity and pharmaceutical product quality.

In pharmaceutical tablet manufacturing process more than one ingredients are mixed during blending in a dry powder blender. It always remains in one's mind that what will happen if we increase the mixing time than specified in the batch manufacturing records. Mixing time during blending is an important factor that can affect the product quality. An increased mixing time can cause the segregation or de-mixing of the bland ingredients.