A wide variety of pharmaceutical products, including pellets, granules, capsules, powders, and crystals are often coated. The procedure of coating tablets is a complex process that results in the forming of a thin layer around the tablet. This layer is in the range of 20 to 200 μm in thickness, or around 1 to 9% of the initial weight of the tablet.
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Comparison of Mini-Tablets and Pellets as Multiparticulate Drug Delivery Systems for Controlled Drug…
Mini-tablets made into hard capsules or administered using special dosing units, as well as pellets in hard capsules or compressed into tablets, offer the advantages of multiparticulate drug delivery systems and are suitable for controlled drug release using polymer coatings. Four different kinds of…
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Facing some challenges during your coating process – Overwetting
Film coating agents for tablet medications
Tablets are among the most commonly used forms for oral administration. Film coating is the final step in tablet manufacturing. It is used to:
Protect cores from external aggression with a physical barrier
Protect hygroscopic cores from humidity…
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Enteric-coating film effect on the delayed drug release of pantoprazole gastro-resistant generic…
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Background: Enteric coating films in acidic labile tablets protect the drug molecule from the acidic environment of the stomach. However, variations in the excipients used in the coating formulation may affect their ability to provide adequate protection. This study is the first to…
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Systems Biology and Peptide Engineering to Overcome Absorption Barriers for Oral Peptide Delivery:…
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Oral delivery of peptides and biological molecules promises significant benefits to patients as an alternative to daily injections, but the development of these formulations is challenging due to their low bioavailability and high pharmacokinetic variability. Our earlier work focused on…
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Carrageenan tethered ion sensitive smart nanogel containing oleophytocubosomes for improved ocular…
Ophthalmic delivery of luteolin (LU) was studied after formulating a carrageenan-based novel ion-sensitive in situ gel (ISG) incorporating oleophytocubosomes for prolonged ocular residence time and improved ocular bioavailability of the poorly absorbed herbal drug luteolin. The prepared…
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Film Coatings Based on Aqueous Shellac Ammonium Salt “Swanlac® ASL 10” and Inulin for Colon…
Over the past decades, increasing interests took place in the realm of drug delivery systems. Beyond treating intestinal diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, colon targeting can provide possible applications for oral administration of proteins as well as vaccines due to the lower enzymatic…
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Optimization of radial extrusion and pellet coating processes using pat approaches
FDA's initiative Pharmaceutical CGMPs for the 21st century opened the door for introduction of several risk based approaches in pharmaceutical industry. One significant advancement that has emerged is the implementation of process analytical technology (PAT), which has opened doors for understanding…
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Formulation and Development of Flurbiprofen Colon-Specific Eudragit Coated Matrix Tablets: Use of a…
The rationale for the current investigation is to study the crude banana peel (CBP) powder efficiency as a novel natural time-dependent polymer along with a pH-sensitive polymer to develop flurbiprofen colon-specific tablets. The direct compression method is utilized to prepare the flurbiprofen-CBP…
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Carboxymethyl starch films as enteric coatings: Processing and mechanistic insights
This study proposes the application of carboxymethyl starch derivatives as tablet coatings affording gastro-protection. Carboxymethyl starch (CMS) films were obtained by casting of aqueous filmogenic starch solutions with or without plasticizers and their structural organization was followed using…
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Combination of time-dependent polymer and inulin as a coating for sustained delivery of budesonide…
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, both forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), are prevalent conditions. Budesonide, a medication widely recommended as a first-line treatment for Crohn's disease, necessitates the development of formulations capable of delivering the drug to the intestinal…
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