Pharma Excipients
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Food Colors Progress of Color Provisions & Considerations for Upcoming CCFA – Webinar…
If you want to learn about the safety of food and drug colors and the current status of the JECFA and CODEX Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) evaluations of the colors for various food categories for listing in the international CODEX General Standard of Food Additives (GSFA), you will want to…
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10 Errors that can occur during the coating process and how to avoid them
Many parameters must be considered before and during the pharmaceutical coating process. Sometimes it is necessary to adjust parameters to get the best possible result.
The correct and precise choice of process parameters is crucial for a flawless result and an optimal coating. Various influencing…
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Organoleptic excipients used in pediatric antibiotics
Taste is a crucial factor that determines the palatability of the oral dosage form and patient compliance.
Objective
The aim of this work was to evaluate the organoleptic excipients in oral antibiotics for pediatric use marketed in Brazil.
Methods
The information was obtained from the…
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Developing methodology to evaluate the oral sensory features of pharmaceutical tablet coatings
Acceptability of medicines is critical for effective pharmacotherapy. The aim of this study was to investigate the oral sensory properties of tablet coatings to determine how mouthfeel can improve acceptability. A randomised double-blind study was performed in 84 adult volunteers (51% ≥55 years).…
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Titanium dioxide free coatings – Biogrund information
For decades, titanium dioxide (TiO2) has been used as a white pigment due to its very high opacity and brightness. Therefore, it has a wide range of applications, from being a colouring ingredient of pharmaceutical film coating, to food application colouring.
On the basis of current…
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Current Developments in Excipient Science – Implication of Quantitative Selection of Each…
Implication of Quantitative Selection of Each Excipient in Product Development
Excipients’ role in designing different dosage forms does not require any introduction. These are the additives that are added to the formulation along with pharmacologically active substance. The main purpose of adding…
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Design, formulation and manufacture of film-coated drug products
Film coating is a common step in tablet manufacture that can be used to improve product appearance, organoleptic properties, or to facilitate swallowing. Functional film coats can also be used as a part of the product’s stabilisation strategy and to modify or delay drug release.
The film coat,…
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What are pharmaceutical film coatings? Part 1 -Tablets
There a many reasons for coating of different pharmaceutical products such as pellets, granules, capsules, powders and crystals. In this article, we will concentrate on the film-coating of tablets.
The procedure of coating tablets is a complex process that results in the forming of a thin layer…
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Application of natural polymers as pharmaceutical excipients
The use of natural polymer as excipients in pharmaceutical sector is expanding day by day. Low cost, safety degradable are the main causes that make them differ from other sources. Natural sources have wide range of varieties and characteristics. So they can be used…
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Introduction to pharmaceutical excipients – a video
In this video Chris Moreton gives an interesting insight on pharmaceutical excipients.
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