Capsules are a popular dosage form in the pharmaceutical industry because they provide an easy and convenient way to administer medications, offering precise dosage control. They can be formulated to contain a variety of active ingredients, including powders, liquids, and pellets, and can also be designed for immediate or extended release. Capsules protect sensitive drugs from environmental factors like light and air, enhancing drug stability and patient adherence.
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Preparation and in vitro evaluation of hot-melt extruded pectin-based pellets containing ketoprofen…
This work developed high drug-load pellets for colon targeting in minimal steps by coupling hot-melt extrusion (HME) with a die-surface cutting pelletizer, offering a potential continuous pellet manufacturing process. Ketoprofen (KTP) was selected as a model drug for this study due to its thermal…
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A Review on Taste Masked Multiparticulate Dosage Forms for Paediatric
Taste refers to those sensations perceived through taste buds on the tongue and oral cavity. The unpleasant taste of drugs leads to the refusal of taking the medicine in the paediatric population. It is widely known that a pharmaceutical product's general acceptability is the result of numerous…
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Preparation, characterization, and in vitro release of microencapsulated essential oil…
Oregano essential oil (EO)–loaded pellets were prepared using calcium phosphate substrates of different specific surface areas (Sw) and as binders EO in water emulsions with low or high EO content, stabilized with polysaccharides (PSC) or a combination of PSC-Eudragit® L100-55 (PSC-PLM)…
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Oral Delivery of Niclosamide as an Amorphous Solid Dispersion That Generates Amorphous Nanoparticles…
Niclosamide is an FDA-approved anthelmintic that is being studied in clinical trials as a chemotherapeutic and broad-spectrum antiviral. Additionally, several other applications are currently in the preclinical stage. Unfortunately, niclosamide is a poorly water soluble molecule, with reduced oral…
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Time-Based Formulation Strategies for Colon Drug Delivery
Despite poor absorption properties, delivery to the colon of bioactive compounds administered by the oral route has become a focus of pharmaceutical research over the last few decades. In particular, the high prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease has driven interest because of the need for…
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Microcrystalline cellulose promotes superior direct compressed Boesenbergia rotunda (L.) Mansf.…
This work aimed to select tablet diluent of Boesenbergia rotunda (L.) Mansf. extract tablet. Three tablet diluents, including microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), spray-dried rice starch, and spray-dried lactose were used. MCC exhibited superior performance to the other diluents by providing the…
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The Preparation of Vitamin E Tablets with Fujicalin
See the fourth issue of Fuji Chemical Industries Technical Newsletter. It presents the preparation of vitamin E tablets with Fujicalin® and a comparison with the other commercially available DCPAs.
Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin like A, D and K. It is oily on physical appearance and…
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Refined Sesame Oil IV-1 – White Paper
Introduction to Sesame oil
Sesame seeds (Sesamum indicum L.) have been grown in tropical regions throughout the world since prehistoric times. It has been one of the first crops processed for oil production. Sesame oil has been used for healing wounds for thousands of years and is mentioned in the…
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Overview on Functionality Added Co-processed Excipients for Orodispersible Tablets
Orally disintegrating tablets are an emerging trend in novel drug delivery system and have received ever increasing demand during the last few decades. Orally disintegrating tablets ODTs are the dosage form which will disintegrate in mouth within seconds without need of water. This type of property…
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In Situ Co-Amorphization of Olanzapine in the Matrix and on the Coat of Pellets
In situ amorphization is a promising approach, considered in the present work, to enhance the solubility and dissolution rate of olanzapine, while minimizing the exposure of the amorphous material to the stress conditions applied during conventional processing. The production of pellets by…
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