The Utility of Colorimetry as a Quality Control Tool for the Identification of Pharmaceutical Tablets

There is an ongoing need for new or alternate approaches to identify innovative pharmaceutical products and distinguish them from counterfeit medicines. In this study we present data that demonstrate how quantitative measurement of the color on the surface of tablets could be used to accomplish this objective. Several proof-of-concept studies were performed in which ColorQuest XE colorimeter was used to measure the tristimulus L*, a*, and b*...