quality control & gmp of vati/gutika - amam-ayurveda.org

GMP/Q.C FOR TABLETS CONT….
• Mottling
• Definition: ‘Mottling’ is the term used to
describe an unequal distribution of colour on a
tablet, with light or dark spots standing out in
an otherwise uniform surface.
• Reason: One cause of mottling may be a
coloured drug, whose colour differs from the
colour of excipients used for granulation of a
tablet.