Whenever we do not feel good or get sick, we generally take medicines. We go for tablets, capsules or syrups. But when we look at capsules, they have two colours. Have you ever thought of this? Let’s discuss the reason for the two colours in the capsule in this article.
1. Operational Efficiency:
If you see a capsule closely, it has two separate parts joined and one of them is actually a little wider. You can see in the below picture the difference in the diameter of both parts. The white part is called the body and the red part is called the cap.
When the contents are being filled in capsules, both parts are open. While the filling operation is being carried out with a capsule filling machine, the body part is placed at the bottom to fill content and the cap part is placed on the body after filling the content. The two colours help to make it easy to distinguish both parts and use them appropriately.
2. Easy Identification:
The colour of capsules or any medicine plays a very important role from the identification point of view. Specifically for patients with multiple diseases and taking lot many medicines. This colour coding helps patients to remember the specific medicine easily. Also, having two different colours in one capsule gives patients and medical practitioners more colour combinations to differentiate their medicine and product.
Another reason is to cover up its less aesthetically pleasing appearance and make people more acceptable from the senses. Especially for children, coloured capsules make them less afraid.
So, these are the two major reasons for having two colours in capsules. If you have anything to add, feel free to use the comment box. Thank you for reading the article!
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