Granulates are commonly used in the production of tablets and capsules, where uniform dosing, good flow and consistent compression behavior are essential. Pharmaceutical granulation processes include wet granulation, dry granulation and melt granulation, selected according to formulation requirements and API stability. Key quality attributes include granule size distribution, density, porosity and residual moisture content.

By transforming fine, dust-forming powders into free-flowing granulates, pharmaceutical manufacturers achieve improved process stability and reproducibility. Granules represent a critical intermediate step that enables efficient scale-up from development to commercial production of solid oral dosage forms while supporting compliance with regulatory quality standards.